UTILIZATION

Pronunciation (US):

 Dictionary entry overview: What does utilization mean? 

• UTILIZATION (noun)
  The noun UTILIZATION has 2 senses:

1. the act of using
2. the state of having been made use of

  Familiarity information: UTILIZATION used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• UTILIZATION (noun)

Meaning:

The act of using

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

usage; use; utilisation; utilization; exercise; employment

Context examples:

he warned against the use of narcotic drugs / skilled in the utilization of computers

Hypernyms ("utilization" is a kind of...):

activity (any specific behavior)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "utilization"):

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)

Meaning:

The state of having been made use of

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Context example:

the rate of utilization

Hypernyms ("utilization" is a kind of...):

state (the way something is with respect to its main attributes)