how to pronounce utility

/juːˈtɪl.ə.ti/

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utility is pronounced in four syllables

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An example use of utility in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… out an electric utility for New York …”

meaning of utility

Utility is the quality or state of being useful.

utility frequency in english - C1 level of CEFR

the word utility occurs in english on average 10.5 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics utility can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that utility can be often used in the following areas:

1) business and work;

2) people, society, and culture;

3) transport and travel;