utilization
English
Alternative forms
- utilisation (chiefly British)
Etymology
From French utilisation or from utilize + -ation.
Pronunciation
Audio (US): (file)
Noun
utilization (countable and uncountable, plural utilizations)
- (Canada, US, Oxford British English) Alternative spelling of utilisation.
- 2022 December 22, Vanessa Yurkevich, “America needs immigrants to solve its labor shortage”, in CNN[1]:
- 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.
Usage notes
- See usage notes at utilise.
Synonyms
Derived terms
Translations
utilization — see utilisation