"utilisation" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-utilisation.wav [US] Forms: utilisations [plural], utilization [alternative]
Etymology: From French utilisation or from utilise + -ation. Etymology templates: {{der|en|fr|utilisation}} French utilisation, {{suffix|en|utilise|ation}} utilise + -ation Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} utilisation (countable and uncountable, plural utilisations), {{tlb|en|British spelling}} (British spelling)
  1. The act of using something. Tags: UK, countable, uncountable Translations (act of using): اِسْتِخْدَام (istiḵdām) (Arabic), اِسْتِفَادَة (istifāda) [feminine] (Arabic), выкарысто́ўванне (vykarystówvannje) [neuter] (Belarusian), выкарысто́ўваньне (vykarystówvanʹnje) [neuter] (Belarusian), употре́ба (upotréba) [feminine] (Bulgarian), изпо́лзване (izpólzvane) [neuter] (Bulgarian), 使用 (shǐyòng) (Chinese Mandarin), 利用 (lìyòng) (Chinese Mandarin), gebruik [neuter] (Dutch), käyttö (Finnish), utilisation [feminine] (French), Verwendung [feminine] (German), Anwendung [feminine] (German), Benutzung [feminine] (German), Nutzung [feminine] (German), Gebrauch [masculine] (German), itilizasyon (Haitian Creole), उपयोग (upyog) [masculine] (Hindi), használat (Hungarian), pemanfaatan (Indonesian), کارْبُرْد (kârbord) (Iranian Persian), utilizzazione [feminine] (Italian), utilizzo [masculine] (Italian), 利用 (riyō) (alt: りよう) (Japanese), 使用 (shiyō) (alt: しよう) (Japanese), 使い (tsukai) (alt: つかい) (Japanese), 이용 (iyong) (alt: 利用) (Korean), 리용 (riyong) (alt: 利用) [North-Korea] (Korean), 사용 (sayong) (alt: 使用) (Korean), 쓰기 (sseugi) (Korean), 씀 (sseum) (Korean), ഉപയോഗം (upayōgaṁ) (Malayalam), wykorzystanie [neuter] (Polish), wykorzystywanie [neuter] (Polish), испо́льзование (ispólʹzovanije) [neuter] (Russian), примене́ние (primenénije) [neuter] (Russian), употребле́ние (upotreblénije) [neuter] (Russian), utilización [feminine] (Spanish), sagamit (Tagalog), корбурд (korburd) (Tajik), використа́ння (vykorystánnja) [neuter] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-utilisation-en-noun-QQ5fms7n Disambiguation of 'act of using': 85 6 9
  2. The manner in which something is used. Tags: UK, countable, uncountable Translations (manner of using): употре́ба (upotréba) [feminine] (Bulgarian), изпо́лзване (izpólzvane) [neuter] (Bulgarian), gebruik [neuter] (Dutch), käyttötapa (Finnish), utilisation [feminine] (French), használat (Hungarian), utilizzazione [feminine] (Italian), utilizzo [masculine] (Italian), 使い方 (tsukaikata) (alt: つかいかた) (Japanese), испо́льзование (ispólʹzovanije) (Russian), примене́ние (primenénije) [neuter] (Russian), употребле́ние (upotreblénije) [neuter] (Russian), utnyttjande [neuter] (Swedish), användande [neuter] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-utilisation-en-noun-OWMwO01p Disambiguation of 'manner of using': 27 65 7
  3. The state of being used. Tags: UK, countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-utilisation-en-noun-DM8wqRUv Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ation, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Arabic translations, Terms with Belarusian translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Haitian Creole translations, Terms with Hindi translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Indonesian translations, Terms with Iranian Persian translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Korean translations, Terms with Malayalam translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Persian translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Tagalog translations, Terms with Tajik translations, Terms with Ukrainian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 5 91 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ation: 22 27 52 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 5 6 90 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 7 7 86 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 4 91 Disambiguation of Terms with Arabic translations: 6 9 85 Disambiguation of Terms with Belarusian translations: 6 8 87 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 7 9 85 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 8 9 82 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 7 9 85 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 8 9 84 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 7 9 85 Disambiguation of Terms with Haitian Creole translations: 6 9 85 Disambiguation of Terms with Hindi translations: 6 8 86 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 6 9 85 Disambiguation of Terms with Indonesian translations: 7 9 85 Disambiguation of Terms with Iranian Persian translations: 7 9 84 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 6 6 88 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 6 6 88 Disambiguation of Terms with Korean translations: 7 9 85 Disambiguation of Terms with Malayalam translations: 6 6 88 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 6 9 85 Disambiguation of Terms with Persian translations: 6 9 85 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 7 13 80 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 5 5 90 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 6 6 88 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 6 8 86 Disambiguation of Terms with Tagalog translations: 6 9 85 Disambiguation of Terms with Tajik translations: 7 9 85 Disambiguation of Terms with Ukrainian translations: 6 8 87
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: use Derived forms: overutilisation, reutilisation, underutilisation, utilisation time

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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  "word": "utilisation"
}

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