utilization

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   the state of having been made use of

   the rate of utilization

2. 2
   noun

   Alternative spelling of utilisation.

   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.

3. 3
   noun

   the act of using

Etymology

From French utilisation or from utilize + -ation.