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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.	utilization - the act of using; "he warned against the use of narcotic drugs"; "skilled in the utilization of computers" usage, use, utilisation, exercise, employment 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" misuse, abuse - improper or excessive use; "alcohol abuse"; "the abuse of public funds" 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.	utilization - the state of having been made use of; "the rate of utilization" 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"

utilization

noun

1. The act of putting into play:

application, employment, exercise, exertion, implementation, operation, play, usage, use.

2. The condition of being put to use:

application, duty, employment, service, use.

Translations

použití

anvendelse

Verwendung Verwertung

εκμετάλλευση

emploi utilisation

kihasználás

nÿting

utilizzazione

utilização

утилизация

kullanmayararlanma

utilization

[ˌjuːtɪlaɪˈzeɪʃən] N → utilización f

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utilization

[ˌjuːtɪlaɪˈzeɪʃ^ən] utilisation (British) n → utilisation f

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

utilization

n → Verwendung f; (of situation, time) → Ausnutzung f; (of opportunity, talent) → Nutzung f; (of materials, resources) → Verwertung f

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

utilization

[ˌjuːtɪlaɪˈzeɪʃ/ən] n → utilizzazione f

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

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 noun

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Should necessity require, Tarzan could face Numa in battle, although he was not so egotistical as to think that he could best a full-grown lion in mortal combat other than through accident or the utilization of the cunning of his superior man-mind.

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In West Virgina, increases in the utilization of existing plants led to an increase in throughput from 2014 to 2017 that exceeded its increase in processing capacity," reads the analysis by EIA.

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Despite this, the budget department said a higher NCA utilization rate was posted in January 2019 compared to January 2018 as 60 percent of the NCA releases were already utilized.

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Strategies for optimizing lab test utilization include physician education, improved test requisition processes through an enhanced electronic medical record (4), standardized clinical assessment (5), improved communication between clinicians and lab professionals (6, 7), and elimination of standing orders (8, 9).

Optimizing laboratory test utilization in long-term acute care hospitals

The sources said that the incumbent Chief Minister had also directed 100 percent utilization by end of the finance year of June 30, but it remains a tall order.

PTI led KPK govt fails to initiate any mega project

He said that according to the data accessed using Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Right to Information Act (RTI), of total Rs 139 billion Annual Development programme (ADP) of 2014-15, the KP finance department data depicts Rs 102.1 billion utilization including local ADP utilization of Rs 90.8 billion against the allocation of 100 billion and Rs 11.3 billion utilization of foreign project assistance against the total allocation of Rs 39.7 billion.

CGPA decries KP Govt varying utilization figures of ADP 2014-15

Moreover, there have been--and continue to be--wide variations throughout the EAP field regarding how utilization is defined and reported.

Improving utilization reports

The capacity utilization rate now stands at 73.3 percent.

Manufacturing industry capacity utilization drops in February

Is theatre utilization a valid performance indicator for NHS operating theatres?

Private theatre utilisation in South Africa: a case study

Virto SharePoint Resource Utilization Web Part (http://www.virtosoftware.com/Product/detail/resource-utilization-web-part-for-sharepoint) allows for effective managing of both resources and materials.

Virtosoftware Releases Virto Resource Utilization Gantt - a New Web Part for Effective Resource Management in Microsoft SharePoint

AUO said production as well as parts purchases will be adjusted according to market conditions, and will present the third-quarter utilization rate at the third-quarter shareholder meeting.