utumizi
oo-too-MEE-zee
How to say it
Swahiliutumizioo-too-MEE-zee
Englishuse, usage; consumption
Frenchutilisation, usage ; consommation
Meaning
The way or amount in which something is used, such as money, medicine, water or power; utumizi mbaya is misuse.
Good to know
U class noun with no plural, from kutumia, to use. It is more common in Kenyan writing; Tanzanian Swahili usually says matumizi.
Examples
- Utumizi wa simu darasani umepigwa marufuku.The use of phones in class has been banned.
- Serikali inataka kupunguza utumizi wa mifuko ya plastiki.The government wants to reduce the use of plastic bags.
- Utumizi mbaya wa madaraka ni kosa.The misuse of power is an offense.
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