utilization
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Origin of utilization
First recorded in 1840–45; utiliz(e) ( def. ) + -ation ( def. )
Explanation
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.
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Analyst Sean Steuart says the deal “is not thesis-changing but improves CFP’s cash flow profile, provides vertical integration with existing sawmills in Western Canada, and offers upside as utilization rates at the facility improve.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026
Wright, too, cited indications of more moderate utilization trends.
From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026
Eastern, followed at 9:15 a.m. by April’s industrial production and capacity utilization.
From MarketWatch • May 15, 2026
“The lower price environment in 2026 is leading to higher utilization of gas-fired generation assets across the country, increasing gas consumption on a weather-normalized basis,” Andy Huenefeld of Pinebrook Energy Advisors says in a note.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026
PG&E was willing to put up extra money for research it might be able to exploit commercially, such as studies of “the utilization of electricity on the farm,” he wrote.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
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