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

The clearest mass-market use case today is stablecoins—dollar-linked, programmable, and widely used for settlement, treasury, and cross-border payments. —Georgii Verbitskii, Forbes.com, 21 Jan. 2026

While the two documents agree on the threat of China’s AI ambitions, Lehane more so emphasizes the need to show how AI can improve safety measures, clean energy, and other use cases that appeal to voters. —Rachyl Jones, semafor.com, 21 Jan. 2026

At the same time, AI is a technology heralded for its potential to save companies money — its use cases span fashion’s backend operations, as well as frontend creative outputs. —Amy O’Brien, Vogue, 20 Jan. 2026

Ilicheva mentioned one possible future use case for Formulary as drafting LP letters, which Arul wholeheartedly endorsed, along with a portal where investors could communicate directly with the system to understand the value of positions, fund deployment, and future capital calls. —Leo Schwartz, Fortune, 20 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