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.
Vocabulary lists containing utilization
Example Sentences
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This maintains regular activity while keeping the credit utilization low — ideally below 30%, Patel recommended.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 17, 2026
If all U.S. factories ran at the peak utilization levels of the last decade, it would generate an additional $650 billion of additional output—but the bulk of that wouldn’t resolve the “Achilles’ heel” areas.
From Barron's • May 26, 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
The utilization of planetary resources so that new interstellar spacecraft could be constructed locally would be a slow process.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
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