utilisation
English
editAlternative forms
edit- utilization (North American, Oxford)
Etymology
editFrom French utilisation or from utilise + -ation.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editutilisation (countable and uncountable, plural utilisations) (British spelling)
- The act of using something.
- 1960 February, “Talking of Trains”, in Trains Illustrated, page 67:
- 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.
- The manner in which something is used.
- The state of being used.
Usage notes
edit- See usage notes at utilise.
Synonyms
editDerived terms
editTranslations
editact of using
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manner of using
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French
editPronunciation
editNoun
editutilisation f (plural utilisations)
Derived terms
editFurther reading
edit- “utilisation”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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