utilization

/juɾɪlɪˈzeɪʃɪn/

/jutɪlɪˈzeɪʃən/

Other forms: utilizations

Utilization is a fancy way of saying "use." A team's utilization of a gym for practices might need to continue until it stops raining.

You can see the verb utilize in utilization. When you utilize something, you use it, whether it is a tool, like when you utilize a pen to write something down, or a skill or talent, like the speed you utilize when you run a race. So utilization is the act of using, like the utilization of your voice that enables you to sing a song.

Definitions of utilization

1. noun

   the act of using
   “skilled in the utilization of computers”

   synonyms: employment, exercise, usage, use, utilisation

   types:

   practice

   the exercise of a profession

   play

   utilization or exercise

   abuse, misuse

   improper or excessive use

   development, exploitation

   the act of making some area of land or water more profitable or productive or useful

   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

   sustainability

   the use of methods that do not cause long-term harm to the environment or deplete natural resources

   consultancy

   the practice of giving expert advice within a particular field

   cosmetology

   the practice of beautifying the face and hair and skin

   dental practice

   the practice of dentistry

   law practice

   the practice of law

   medical practice

   the practice of medicine

   optometry

   the practice of an optometrist

   private practice

   the practice of a profession independently and not as an employee

   drug abuse, habit, substance abuse

   excessive use of drugs

   land development

   making an area of land more useful

   water development, water program, water project

   making an area of water more useful

   bottle collection

   collecting bottles for reuse

   misapplication

   wrong use or application

   engineering, technology

   the practical application of science to commerce or industry

   overexploitation, overuse, overutilisation, overutilization

   exploitation to the point of diminishing returns

   capitalisation, capitalization

   the act of capitalizing on an opportunity

   commercialisation, commercialization

   the act of commercializing something; involving something in commerce

   electrification

   the act of providing electricity

   unitisation, unitization

   the joint development of a petroleum resource that straddles territory controlled by different companies

   witching

   the use or practice of witchcraft

   type of:

   activity

   any specific behavior
2. noun

   the state of having been made use of
   “the rate of utilization”

   synonyms: utilisation

   type of:

   state

   the way something is with respect to its main attributes