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 Meaning of UTILIZATION
| Pronunciation: |  | y`ootuluz'eyshun 
 
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[n]  the act of using; "he warned against the use of narcotic drugs"; "skilled in the utilization of computers"  [n]  the state of having been made use of; "the rate of utilization"   |  |  |  |  | Websites: |  |  |  |  |  |  | Synonyms: |  | employment, exercise, usage, use, utilisation |  |  |  |  | See Also: |  | abuse, activity, application, development, exploitation, misuse, play, practical application, practice, recycling, state |  |     |  |  Webster's 1913 Dictionary |  |  |  |  | Definition: |  | \U`til*i*za"tion\, n. [Cf. F. utilization.]
The act of utilizing, or the state of being utilized.
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