utilization
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u·til·ize
(yo͞ot′l-īz′)tr.v. u·til·ized, u·til·iz·ing, u·til·iz·es
To put to use, especially to make profitable or effective use of: an approach to the problem that utilizes the latest research; how plants utilize nutrients to produce seeds.
[French utiliser, from Italian utilizzare, from utile, useful, from Latin ūtilis, from ūtī, to use.]
u′til·iz′a·ble adj.
u′til·i·za′tion (-ĭ-zā′shən) n.
u′til·iz′er n.
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Noun 1. [画像:utilization - the act of using]utilization - the act of using; "he warned against the use of narcotic drugs"; "skilled in the utilization of computers"
activity - any specific behavior; "they avoided all recreational activity"
practice - the exercise of a profession; "the practice of the law"; "I took over his practice when he retired"
play - utilization or exercise; "the play of the imagination"
exploitation, development - the act of making some area of land or water more profitable or productive or useful; "the development of Alaskan resources"; "the exploitation of copper deposits"
recycling - the act of processing used or abandoned materials for use in creating new products
application, practical application - the act of bringing something to bear; using it for a particular purpose; "he advocated the application of statistics to the problem"; "a novel application of electronics to medical diagnosis"
2. [画像:utilization - the state of having been made use of]utilization - the state of having been made use of; "the rate of utilization"
state - the way something is with respect to its main attributes; "the current state of knowledge"; "his state of health"; "in a weak financial state"
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utilization
noun1. The act of putting into play:
2. The condition of being put to use:
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Translations
použití
anvendelse
kihasználás
nÿting
kullanmayararlanma
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utilization
n → Verwendung f; (of situation, time) → Ausnutzung f; (of opportunity, talent) → Nutzung f; (of materials, resources) → Verwertung f
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utilize,
utilise
(ˈjuːtilaiz) verb to find a useful purpose for (something). The extra money is being utilized to buy books for the school library. gebruik يَسْتَخْدِم، يَسْتَعْمِل използвам utilizar použít verwenden anvende χρησιμοποιώ, αξιοποιώ utilizar ära kasutama به کار گرفتن hyödyntää utiliser לְנַצֵל उपयोग करना koristiti hasznosít menggunakan nÿta, nota utilizzare 利用する 활용하다 panaudoti izlietot menggunakan gebruiken nytte, bruke til spożytkować كار ترې اخيستل، په ګټه اچول، استعمال، لګول، په كار اچول utilizar a utiliza использовать použiť uporabiti koristiti utnyttja, använda, tillvarata ใช้ประโยช��์ kullanmak, yararlanmak 利用 утилізувати, використовувати کام ميں لانا sử dụng, tận dụng 利用
ˌutiliˈzation, ˌutiliˈsation noun gebruik إنْتِفاع، إسْتِفادَه оползотворяване utilização použití die Nutzbarmachung anvendelse χρησιμοποίηση, αξιοποίηση utilización ärakasutamine به کارگیری käyttö utilisation ניצול उपयोग korištenje, iskorištenje kihasználás, felhasználás penggunaan (hag)nÿting impiego 利用 이용 panaudojimas izlietojums; izlietošana penggunaan gebruik benyttelse; utnyttelse wykorzystanie كار اخيستنه، ګټه اخيتسنه utilização utilizare использование použitie uporaba korišćenje utnyttjande, användande, tillvaratagande การทําให้เป็นประโยชน์ kullanma, yararlanma 利用 утилізація, використання استعمال sự sử dụng, tận dụng 利用
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