English pronunciation · Words Starting with U
Utilization Pronunciation
Utilization is pronounced yoo-tuh-luh-ZAY-shuhn, IPA /ˌjutələˈzeɪʃən/.
yoo-tuh-luh-ZAY-shuhn
US /ˌjutələˈzeɪʃən/
Syllables: yoo · tuh · luh · ZAY · shuhn (5 syllables, stress on syllable 4)
noun: The amount of something that is used, or the way in which it is used.
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Utilization in a Sentence
- Bed utilization ran at ninety per cent all winter.
- The report measures utilization of the car park.
- Higher utilization brings the unit cost down.
Common Mispronunciations of Utilization
Not yoo-TI-luh-zay-shuhn
ZAY is the loud beat, fourth of the five, and nothing in front of it is stressed.
Not oo-tuh-luh-ZAY-shuhn
That opening u is said as yoo, the way unit and usual say it.
Tip: The s spelling, utilisation, is the British one, and it sounds exactly the same.
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