Synonyms of utilization

utilization

noun

as in application

Related Words

• application
• use
• employment

Dissimilar Words

• misuse
• abuse
• misapplication
• perversion
• mismanagement
• mishandling
• misusage
• misutilization
• misemployment
• mistreatment
• maltreatment
• ill-treatment
• mismanaging
• ill-usage

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of utilization

Reduce credit card balances Reducing credit card balances can improve both your credit utilization ratio and your credit score. — Deane Biermeier, USA Today, 14 Aug. 2026

Paying down credit card balances can also help by lowering your credit utilization, another major factor in your score. — Jasmin Suknanan, CNBC, 13 Aug. 2026

Mercer’s 2018 National Survey of Employer-Sponsored Health Plans found that approximately 90% of hospitals report utilizing some sort of incentive program to encourage in-system utilization. — Bruce Roffe, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026

The same trend is evident throughout the county, where 22 of the 30 schools with the lowest utilization rates are located in Black communities, placing them on the front end of a problem being felt throughout South Florida. — Austin Horn august 11, Miami Herald, 11 Aug. 2026

These measures are harder to calculate than just utilization. — Bryan Murphy, Fortune, 7 Aug. 2026

For solicitations over $100,000, the city aims for a 30% utilization rate, either through self‑performance or certified small-business subcontractors within the five‑county region. — Kamal Morgan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Aug. 2026