use case

noun

variants or less commonly use-case

ˈyüs-ˌkās 

plural use cases also use-cases

: a use to which something (such as a proposed product or service) can be put : application sense 1a(2)

There are various use cases for the cloud: website hosting, disaster recovery, … etc.

—David Balaban

Users seem to want single-purpose mobile apps that nail a specific use case quickly.

—Josh Constine

The pandemic has pushed the adoption of technology for various use-cases.

—businesswire.com

Examples of use case in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Home charging, workplace charging, and public fast charging can cover most passenger vehicle use cases. —Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 16 June 2026

The same market report notes rising demand for decorative lighting solutions that support customization, aesthetic expression, and varied use cases across residential and commercial settings. —William Jones, USA Today, 15 June 2026

Reviews also rave about its use case for batch cocktails, if that's your dad's thing! —Alex Apatoff, PEOPLE, 15 June 2026

Potential use cases include ATMs, ticketing kiosks, retail displays, museums, and automobiles, where multiple occupants could listen to different audio streams without headphones or interfering with one another. —New Atlas, 14 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1991, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for use case

• aerospace
• anatase
• anyplace
• commonplace
• cyberspace
• database
• diabase
• diastase
• dnase
• elastase
• fireplace
• hyperspace