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utilitarian organization

Definition of Utilitarian Organization

(noun) An organization that fulfills a specific material need.

Utilitarian Organization Pronunciation

Pronunciation Usage Guide

Syllabification: u·til·i·tar·i·an or·gan·i·za·tion

Audio Pronunciation

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Phonetic Spelling

  • American English – /yu-til-uh-tAIR-ee-uhn orguh-nuh-zAY-shuhn/
  • British English – /yoo-til-i-tEUH-riuhn awguh-nie-zAY-shuhn/

International Phonetic Alphabet

  • American English – /juˌtɪləˈtɛriən ˌɔrgənəˈzeɪʃən/
  • British English – /ˌjuːtɪlɪˈteərɪən ˌɔːgənaɪˈzeɪʃən/

Usage Note

  • Plural: utilitarian organizations

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Cite the Definition of Utilitarian Organization

ASA – American Sociological Association (5th edition)

Bell, Kenton, ed. 2013. “utilitarian organization.” In Open Education Sociology Dictionary. Retrieved April 16, 2024 (https://sociologydictionary.org/utilitarian-organization/).

APA – American Psychological Association (6th edition)

utilitarian organization. (2013). In K. Bell (Ed.), Open education sociology dictionary. Retrieved from https://sociologydictionary.org/utilitarian-organization/

Chicago/Turabian: Author-Date – Chicago Manual of Style (16th edition)

Bell, Kenton, ed. 2013. “utilitarian organization.” In Open Education Sociology Dictionary. Accessed April 16, 2024. https://sociologydictionary.org/utilitarian-organization/.

MLA – Modern Language Association (7th edition)

“utilitarian organization.” Open Education Sociology Dictionary. Ed. Kenton Bell. 2013. Web. 16 Apr. 2024. <https://sociologydictionary.org/utilitarian-organization/>.