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utility

[yoo-til-i-tee] / yuˈtɪl ɪ ti /
NOUN
serviceableness
Synonyms
STRONGEST
service
STRONG
account adequacy advantage advantageousness applicability appropriateness avail benefit convenience efficacy efficiency expediency favor fitness function point practicality productiveness profit relevance serviceability use usefulness
Antonyms
STRONGEST
inutility
STRONG
disadvantage hindrance inappropriateness inefficiency loss unsuitability uselessness weakness

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Its client list includes Sempra, the parent company of SoCalGas, which opposed the clean air standards, which would have encouraged the sale of pollution-free heat pumps and threatened the utility’s business.

From Los Angeles Times

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From The Wall Street Journal

Find insight on oil futures, Canada’s oil and gas extraction and more in the latest Market Talks covering energy and utilities.

From The Wall Street Journal

The next closest are consumer staples and utilities, which both yield 2.6%.

From Barron's

Find insight on European utilities and more in the latest Market Talks covering energy and utilities.

From The Wall Street Journal

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.