formutility
nounUK /ˈfɔːm juːˌtɪlɪti/
US /ˈfɔːrm juːˌtɪlɪti/
Form utility is when something is made into a shape or form that people can use.
Turning wood into a chair gives the wood form utility.
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2. The extra value a product gets when it is put together or changed into a finished item.
Baking flour and eggs into a cake creates form utility.
3. In economics, the usefulness created by changing the physical form of a good.
A factory adds form utility by assembling car parts into a car.
4. The benefit people get from an item because it has been made into a handy form.
Cutting fabric into a shirt gives the cloth form utility.