1.
[syn: use, usage, utilization, utilisation, employment, exercise]
2. the state of having been made use of;
- Example: "the rate of utilization"
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Utilization \U`til*i*za"tion\, n. [Cf. F. utilization.]
The act of utilizing, or the state of being utilized.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
utilization
n 1: the act of using; "he warned against the use of narcotic
drugs"; "skilled in the utilization of computers" [syn:
use, usage, utilization, utilisation, employment,
exercise]
2: the state of having been made use of; "the rate of
utilization"