utility

As a noun utility

is the state or condition of being useful; usefulness.

As an adjective utilitylike is

resembling or characteristic of a utility.

As nouns the difference between utility and notefulhead

is that utility is the state or condition of being useful; usefulness while notefulhead is utility; service; profit.

As nouns the difference between utility and nonutility

is that utility is the state or condition of being useful; usefulness while nonutility is a company, etc that is not a utility.

As nouns the difference between utility and utilidor

is that utility is the state or condition of being useful; usefulness while utilidor is a utility corridor.

As nouns the difference between utility and submeter

is that utility is the state or condition of being useful; usefulness while submeter is a utility meter, especially for electricity, that allows for the monitoring of usage on a portion of a distribution network, especially not owned by a utility, past a main meter.

As a verb submeter is

to install a submeter for.

As nouns the difference between utility and ratepayer

is that utility is the state or condition of being useful; usefulness while ratepayer is someone who pays for utility service.

As nouns the difference between utility and islanding

is that utility is the state or condition of being useful; usefulness while islanding is the condition of a distributed generation (dg) generator continuing to power a location even though power from the electric utility is no longer present.

As a verb islanding is

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