The difference between Note and Utility

When used as nouns, note means a mark or token by which a thing may be known, whereas utility means the state or condition of being useful.


Note is also verb with the meaning: to notice with care.

Utility is also adjective with the meaning: having to do with, or owned by, a service provider.

check bellow for the other definitions of Note and Utility

  1. Note as a noun:

    A symbol or annotation. A mark or token by which a thing may be known; a visible sign; a character; a distinctive mark or feature; a characteristic quality. A mark, or sign, made to call attention, to point out something to notice, or the like; a sign, or token, proving or giving evidence. A brief remark; a marginal comment or explanation; hence, an annotation on a text or author; a comment; a critical, explanatory, or illustrative observation.

  2. Note as a noun:

    A written or printed communication or commitment. A brief piece of writing intended to assist the memory; a memorandum; a minute. A short informal letter; a billet. A diplomatic missive or written communication. A written or printed paper acknowledging a debt, and promising payment A list of items or of charges; an account. A piece of paper money; a banknote. A small size of paper used for writing letters or notes.

    Examples:

    "I left him a note to remind him to take out the trash."

    "a [[promissory note promissory note]]"

    "a note of hand"

    "a negotiable note"

    "I didn't have any coins to pay with, so I used a note."

  3. Note as a noun (music):

    A sound. A character, variously formed, to indicate the length of a tone, and variously placed upon the staff to indicate its pitch. A musical sound; a tone; an utterance; a tune. A key of the piano or organ.

  4. Note as a noun (uncountable):

    Observation; notice; heed.

  5. Note as a noun (uncountable):

    Reputation; distinction.

    Examples:

    "a poet of note'"

  6. Note as a noun (obsolete):

    Notification; information; intelligence.

  7. Note as a noun (obsolete):

    Mark of disgrace.

  1. Note as a verb (transitive):

    To notice with care; to observe; to remark; to heed.

    Examples:

    "If you look to the left, you can note the old cathedral."

  2. Note as a verb (transitive):

    To record in writing; to make a memorandum of.

    Examples:

    "We noted his speech."

  3. Note as a verb (transitive):

    To denote; to designate.

    Examples:

    "The modular multiplicative inverse of ''x'' may be noted ''x''<sup>-1</sup>."

  4. Note as a verb (transitive):

    To annotate.

    Examples:

    "rfquotek W. H. Dixon"

  5. Note as a verb (transitive):

    To set down in musical characters.

  6. Note as a verb (transitive):

    To record on the back of (a bill, draft, etc.) a refusal of acceptance, as the ground of a protest, which is done officially by a notary.

  1. Note as a noun (uncountable, UK, _, dialectal, Northern England, Ireland, Scotland):

    That which is needed or necessary; business; duty; work.

  2. Note as a noun (UK, _, dialectal, Northern England, Ireland, Scotland):

    The giving of milk by a cow or sow; the period following calving or farrowing during which a cow or sow is at her most useful (i.e. gives milk); the milk given by a cow or sow during such a period.

  1. Utility as a noun:

    The state or condition of being useful; usefulness.

  2. Utility as a noun:

    Something that is useful.

  3. Utility as a noun (economics):

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

  4. Utility as a noun (philosophy):

    Well-being, satisfaction, pleasure, or happiness.

  5. Utility as a noun (business, finance):

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

  6. Utility as a noun (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.

    Examples:

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

  7. Utility as a noun (sports):

    The ability to play multiple positions.

  1. Utility as an adjective:

    Having to do with, or owned by, a service provider.

    Examples:

    "utility line; utility bill"

  2. Utility as an adjective:

    Designating of a room in a house or building where mechanical equipment is installed; such as a furnace, water tank/heater, circuit breaker, and/or air conditioning unit; and often equipped with hookups for laundry equipment (washer/dryer).

    Examples:

    "utility room"