Noun

(utilities)

The state or condition of being useful; usefulness.

Something that is useful.

(economics) The ability of a commodity to satisfy needs or wants; the satisfaction experienced by the consumer of that commodity.

(business, finance) A service provider, such as an electric company or water company; or , the securities of such a provider.

(computing) A software program designed to perform a single task or a small range of tasks, often to help manage and tune computer hardware, an operating system or application software.

I've bought a new disk utility that can recover deleted files.

(sports) The ability to play multiple positions.

Noun

(en noun)

One who supplies; a provider.

* {{quote-magazine, title=An internet of airborne things, date=2012-12-01, volume=405, issue=8813, page=3 (Technology Quarterly), magazine= citation

, passage=A farmer could place an order for a new tractor part by text message and pay for it by mobile money-transfer. A supplier many miles away would then take the part to the local matternet station for airborne dispatch via drone.}}

(soccer) Someone who assists (sets up) a goal.

* {{quote-news

, year=2011 , date=January 16 , author=Saj Chowdhury , title=Sunderland 1 - 1 Newcastle , work=BBC citation , page= , passage=Regular supplier Barton played in another teasing corner, which was headed on towards goal by the impressive Ameobi and flicked in by expert poacher Nolan.}}