Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

utilisation

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.75 in modern English

Syllables: util-i-sa-tion
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The act of using something.

British usage; Countable; Uncountable

noun

The manner in which something is used.

British usage; Countable; Uncountable

noun

The state of being used.

British usage; Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"The merchandise trains of the future will be able to pace the average day and night express without significant loss of track utilisation, but where quadruple track does not exist it may be necessary to seek alternative routes for the slower-moving coal and heavy mineral traffic."

Etymology

From French utilisation or from utilise + -ation.

Origin

Source language: French

Word Breakdown

Root: utilisation
Suffix: utilise

Usage

Inflected Forms

utilisations (plural) utilization (alternative)

Derived Forms

overutilisation reutilisation underutilisation

Phrases

utilisation time

Synonyms

use usage utilization employment exercise

Questions

What does utilisation mean?: The act of using something.
Where does utilisation come from?: It is traced to French.

How to pronounce utilisation

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