What does "utilization" mean?

Alternative spelling of utilisation.

What is a synonym for "utilization"?

Common synonyms include: employment, use, app, application, apply knowledge, applying.

noun

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Noun

1
Alternative spelling of utilisation. British, Canada, English, Oxford, US, alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable
"Skilled foreign farm workers are the backbone of US agriculture and are traditionally in the US on H-2A seasonal visas, which saw its highest ever utilization rate this year, according to the Farm Bureau."
2
the act of using wordnet
3
the state of having been made use of wordnet

"To improve profits, we need to increase the utilization of our factory."

From French utilisation or from utilize + -ation.