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

Ricks said just 20 to 50 million people currently use GLP-1s, but the addressable market is 1 billion and growing, as doctors discover new use cases (plus weight loss can address other health issues). —Zev Fima, CNBC, 4 Feb. 2026

United Rentals invested in some training to encourage this use case, coaching 1,500 employees in a single week. —John Kell, Fortune, 4 Feb. 2026

Quality inspection stations, kitting operations and small-batch assembly represent use cases where Rho-alpha's combination of language instruction and tactile sensing could reduce programming overhead. —Janakiram Msv, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026

For institutions and individuals to look to crypto as anything more than a speculative asset, the technology must have legitimate use cases and outperform existing solutions. —Matthew Kayser, Freep.com, 30 Jan. 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