The difference between Use and Utility
When used as nouns, use means the act of using, whereas utility means the state or condition of being useful.
Use is also verb with the meaning: to employ.
Utility is also adjective with the meaning: having to do with, or owned by, a service provider.
check bellow for the other definitions of Use and Utility
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Use as a noun:
The act of using.
Examples:
"the use of torture has been condemned by the United Nations; there is no use for your invention"
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Use as a noun (uncountable, followed by "of"):
Usefulness, benefit.
Examples:
"What's the use of a law that nobody follows?"
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Use as a noun:
A function; a purpose for which something may be employed.
Examples:
"This tool has many uses."
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Use as a noun:
Occasion or need to employ; necessity.
Examples:
"I have no further use for these textbooks."
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Use as a noun (obsolete, rare):
Interest for lent money; premium paid for the use of something; usury.
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Use as a noun (archaic):
Continued or repeated practice; usage; habit.
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Use as a noun (obsolete):
Common occurrence; ordinary experience.
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Use as a noun (religion):
The special form of ritual adopted for use in any diocese.
Examples:
"the Sarum, or Canterbury, use; the Hereford use; the York use; the Roman use; etc."
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Use as a noun (forging):
A slab of iron welded to the side of a forging, such as a shaft, near the end, and afterward drawn down, by hammering, so as to lengthen the forging.
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Use as a verb (transitive):
To utilize or employ. To employ; to apply; to utilize. To expend; to consume by employing. To exploit. To consume (alcohol, drugs, etc), especially regularly. To consume a previously specified substance, especially a drug to which one is addicted. To benefit from; to be able to employ or stand.
Examples:
"'Use this knife to slice the bread."
"We can use this mathematical formula to solve the problem."
"I used the money they allotted me."
"We should use up most of the fuel."
"She used all the time allotted to complete the test."
"You never cared about me; you just used me!"
"He uses cocaine.'' ''I have never used drugs."
"Richard began experimenting with cocaine last year; now he uses almost every day."
"I could use a drink. My car could use a new coat of paint."
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Use as a verb (reflexive, obsolete, with "to"):
To accustom; to habituate. To become accustomed, to accustom oneself.
Examples:
"soldiers who are used to hardships and danger q still common"
"to use the soldiers to hardships and danger q now rare"
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Use as a verb (intransitive, now, rare, literary):
To habitually do; to be wont to do.
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Use as a verb (intransitive, now, rare, literary):
To habitually employ; to be wont to employ.
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Use as a verb (intransitive, past tense with infinitive):
To habitually do. See used to.
Examples:
"I used to get things done."
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Use as a verb (dated):
To behave toward; to act with regard to; to treat.
Examples:
"to use an animal cruelly"
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Use as a verb (reflexive, obsolete):
To behave, act, comport oneself.
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Utility as a noun:
The state or condition of being useful; usefulness.
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Utility as a noun:
Something that is useful.
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Utility as a noun (economics):
The ability of a commodity to satisfy needs or wants; the satisfaction experienced by the consumer of that commodity.
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Utility as a noun (philosophy):
Well-being, satisfaction, pleasure, or happiness.
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Utility as a noun (business, finance):
A service provider, such as an electric company or water company; or, the securities of such a provider.
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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."
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Utility as a noun (sports):
The ability to play multiple positions.
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Utility as an adjective:
Having to do with, or owned by, a service provider.
Examples:
"utility line; utility bill"
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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"