(economics) A tax on public service businesses, including ones that engage in transportation, communications, and the supply of energy, natural gas, and water.

plural of utilities tax

plural of marginal utility

(computing) A form of computing in which the computer resources are consumed like a traditional utility (water, electricity, gas).

(game theory) A mathematical function that assigns a real number to every element of the outcome space in a way that captures the agent's preferences over both simple and compound lotteries.

(baseball) Alternative form of utilityman / An actor of one of the least important parts in a play.

A room that contains typically washing machine, tumble dryer, and other appliances which, in houses without such a room, would be in the kitchen or laundry.

(computing) any of a large range of software, often included with the operating system, that runs specific tasks associated with the computer or its environment

(economics, marketing) The perceived value of getting a good deal; the difference between the amount paid and a notional reference price.

A tall cylinder, often made from the trunk of a tree, usually topped by a cross beam, used by a public utility to carry wire, cable or conduit through the air, for the transportation of electricity, cable television, telephone or similar services.