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utilization

utilization

27 4.3
Using something for a purpose
  • noun
  • /ˌjuːtɪlaɪˈzeɪʃən/
  • US
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  • Improving the utilization of available space in the office has boosted productivity.
  • service utilization
  • resource utilization
  • care utilization

And this type of work builds on fuel utilization in the muscles.

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Examples

  • And this type of work builds on fuel utilization in the muscles.

  • Finally, it improves organizational management, offers better utilization of teachers with special expertise, and universalizes the course offerings county-wide.

    Academic text (1990)
  • So it's it's a good utilization of funds given to people who know how to use them quickly.

  • If nice things are being made on the basis of mass data collection and utilization, we should have those things.

  • It's a beautiful description of the circle of life and energy utilization in the human body.

  • Despite marked disease burden, health care utilization appears to be low.

    Academic text (2011)
  • The single most important challenge facing business today is developing an optimum utilization of human resources.

    Academic text (1990)
  • Health care reform must include the recognition and utilization of NPs as primary care providers.

    Academic text (2011)
  • Energy production and utilization in China have undergone enormous changes throughout the 20th century.

    Academic text (1999)
  • Reform to the public health care system alone will not resolve disparities in health care utilization.

    Academic text (2011)

Synonyms

use
vsutilization
1.0

The purpose or job that something has

focuses on the act or process rather than purpose or function
consumption
vsutilization
289 3.9

To use, eat, or drink something

is the general act or process, not only physical intake or spending
application
vsutilization
162 3.1

Using something for a certain purpose, for example a skill or tool

is about the act or process broadly, not only starting operation
usage
vsutilization
135 1.8

The usual way people use something in everyday life

is about the act or process itself rather than the manner
employment
vsutilization
  • Formal
20 2.1

Using something for a certain purpose

is the same meaning but expressed with a different term
consumption of resources
vsutilization
1 3.9

Use of natural and economic resources like water or energy

is the general act or process, not confined to resource spending
availment
vsutilization
  • Indian
8.1

The use of something like a loan or scholarship to get money

is the general act or process, not limited to benefits or rights

Antonyms

4.4

Not using something for some time

How Much

utilization
  • US
27 4.3
nonuse
4.4

Surface Forms

utilization singular
utilizations plural

Morphology

utilization = utilize (transparent) = utilize + ation

Formed regularly from the verb 'utilize' with the productive nominalizing suffix '-ation', yielding the expected meaning 'the act of using'.

Etymology

Utilization comes from the Latin root util- meaning 'useful', and you can see the same root in English utility. So utilization is the act or process of putting something to use — making it useful by using it.