🇫🇷French Source WordCode: FR

utilisation

Pronunciation / Transliteration: yutilizasjɔ̃

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Utilisation/ˌjuː.tɪl.aɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/
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🇫🇷 Example Sentence in French:

"L'utilisation efficace des ressources est essentielle."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The action of making practical and effective use of something.

    "The successful utilisation of renewable energy sources significantly reduced the town's carbon footprint."
  2. 2

    The proportion of available capacity or resources that is currently being employed.

    "Factory management focused on improving equipment utilisation to boost overall productivity."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the French word 'utilisation' and ultimately from the Late Latin root 'utilis', meaning useful. Entering Middle English and modern usage through economic and industrial contexts, it evolved to describe the active deployment or profitable employment of resources.

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