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Utilities

Meaning in real estate, with examples

/juːˈtɪlətiz/nounCore term

In real estate, utilities means: Basic services supplied to a home or building, such as electricity, gas, water and often internet, and the bills paid for them.

In Turkish: faturalar, su, elektrik ve doğalgaz, abonelikler

How it is used

Rental listings say whether the rent includes utilities ('utilities included', or 'bills included' in British English) or whether the tenant pays them separately. Tenants usually set up or transfer the utilities into their own name when they move in.

Example sentences

  1. The rent is 1,800 a month, and utilities are extra.

  2. Remember to transfer the utilities into your name before you move in.

Common collocations

  • utilities included
  • pay the utilities
  • utility bills
  • set up utilities
  • transfer utilities
  • rentThe money a tenant pays regularly, usually every month, to live in or use a property that belongs to someone else.
  • leaseA legal contract in which an owner lets a tenant use a property for a fixed period in return for rent, setting out the rights and duties of both sides.
  • service chargeA regular fee that owners or tenants of flats and commercial units pay toward the upkeep of shared areas and services, such as cleaning, lifts, security and insurance.
  • move inTo start living in a new home or using new business premises after taking your belongings there.

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