Meaning & use
utilization
The act of making practical use of something, especially a resource, in an effective way.
See it in a sentence
Hospital administrators track bed utilization to plan staffing more efficiently.
Better utilization of solar power could reduce the town's dependence on imported fuel.
A note on using this word
Utilization is more formal than the simple word use and is common in business, technical, and academic writing about resources.
Words with a similar meaning
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Words with an opposite meaning
waste
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