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noun
US, Canada, and Oxford British English standard spelling of utilisation.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
the act of using
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: use, usage, utilisation, employment, exercise
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: activity
Narrower terms: practice, play, misuse, abuse, exploitation, development, recycling, application, practical application
noun
the state of having been made use of
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: state
History
From French utilisation or from utilize + -ation.
