Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

utilization

/jˌutələzˈeɪʃən/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.50 in modern English

Syllables: uti-liza-tion
IPA: /jˌutələzˈeɪʃən/

20

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

5

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

US, Canada, and Oxford British English standard spelling of utilisation.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Skilled foreign farm workers are the backbone of US agriculture and are traditionally in the US on H-2A seasonal visas, which saw its highest ever utilization rate this year, according to the Farm Bureau."

Etymology

From French utilisation or from utilize + -ation.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: utilize

Usage

Inflected Forms

utilizations (plural) utilisation (alternative, UK)

Derived Forms

bioutilization hyperutilization misutilization overutilization reutilization underutilization utilizational

Phrases

capacity utilization utilization rate utilization review utilization time

Synonyms

use usage utilisation employment exercise

Rhymes With

information education situation population station association administration operation organization nation location application

Questions

How do you pronounce utilization?: The recorded pronunciation is /jˌutələzˈeɪʃən/.
What does utilization mean?: US, Canada, and Oxford British English standard spelling of utilisation.
Where does utilization come from?: From French utilisation or from utilize + -ation.

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