noun · neutral
utilities
/juːˈtɪlɪtiz/u·TIL·i·ties
Band 4-5speakingtask1
services such as electricity, water, gas, and sewage provided to households
Examples
“My utilities include electricity, water and internet.”
“Utility bills can be expensive in winter.”
“We split the utilities evenly between the three flatmates.”
Band 8 sentence
“As more households work from home, monthly utilities have become a noticeable part of household expenditure.”
Collocations
- pay utilities
- utility bills
Word family
utility noun (singular, less common for general services)utility bill noun phrase
Common mistakes
I need to pay my utility every month.→I need to pay my utilities every month.
Utilities is very expensive.→Utilities are very expensive.
Say it for a higher band
5bills→6services→7+utilities
Synonyms
services
Easily confused
bills
“I paid all my bills online yesterday.”
Related words
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