utilization
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u·til·ize
(yo͞ot′l-īz′)tr.v. u·til·ized, u·til·iz·ing, u·til·iz·es
To put to use, especially to make profitable or effective use of: an approach to the problem that utilizes the latest research; how plants utilize nutrients to produce seeds.
[French utiliser, from Italian utilizzare, from utile, useful, from Latin ūtilis, from ūtī, to use.]
u′til·iz′a·ble adj.
u′til·i·za′tion (-ĭ-zā′shən) n.
u′til·iz′er n.
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Noun | 1. | ![]() activity - any specific behavior; "they avoided all recreational activity" practice - the exercise of a profession; "the practice of the law"; "I took over his practice when he retired" play - utilization or exercise; "the play of the imagination" exploitation, development - the act of making some area of land or water more profitable or productive or useful; "the development of Alaskan resources"; "the exploitation of copper deposits" recycling - the act of processing used or abandoned materials for use in creating new products application, practical application - the act of bringing something to bear; using it for a particular purpose; "he advocated the application of statistics to the problem"; "a novel application of electronics to medical diagnosis" |
2. | ![]() state - the way something is with respect to its main attributes; "the current state of knowledge"; "his state of health"; "in a weak financial state" |
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utilization
noun1. The act of putting into play:
2. The condition of being put to use:
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Translations
použití
anvendelse
kihasználás
nÿting
kullanmayararlanma
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utilization
n → Verwendung f; (of situation, time) → Ausnutzung f; (of opportunity, talent) → Nutzung f; (of materials, resources) → Verwertung f
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utilize,
utilise
(ˈjuːtilaiz) verb to find a useful purpose for (something). The extra money is being utilized to buy books for the school library.
ˌutiliˈzation, ˌutiliˈsation nounKernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.