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

Real-time payment capabilities can be reserved for use cases where speed is a priority, such as customer payouts and vendor settlements. — Dr. Saheer Nelliparamban, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026

Robotics have generated buzz among franchisees, but no single prominent use case has emerged that Yum deems worthy of chasing. — John Kell, Fortune, 19 Aug. 2026

The company is also less sensitive to competitive pricing because no other company is pursuing the use case. — Evan Ackerman, IEEE Spectrum, 17 Aug. 2026

But for sure for driverless taxis, there’s a strong use case for that. — Joel Feder, The Drive, 12 Aug. 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