Italian word
utile
profit, net income (accounting); useful (adjective)
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utility
the state of being useful; a public utility company; usefulness
⚠️ The trap
In accounting, 'utile' means net profit. As an adjective it means useful. Neither meaning is 'utility' in the English sense (public service company or philosophical usefulness). Use 'utilità' for that.
To say "the state of being useful; a public utility company; usefulness" in Italian:
utile (net profit / useful); utilità (utility/usefulness)
"utile" in English means:
profit, net income (accounting); useful (adjective)
Example
"L'utile netto dell'anno scorso è stato di due milioni di euro."
"Last year's net profit was two million euros."
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