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public utility
noun
- a business enterprise, as a public-service corporation, performing an essential public service and regulated by the federal, state, or local government. Compare utility ( def 3 ).
- Usually public utilities. stocks or bonds of public-utility companies, excluding railroads.
public utility
noun
- an enterprise concerned with the provision to the public of essentials, such as electricity or water Also called (US)public-service corporation
public utility
- A private company supplying water, gas, electricity , telephone service, or the like, which is granted a monopoly by the government and then regulated by the government.
Other 51Թ Forms
- ܲl-·پi·ٲ adjective
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of public utility1
Example Sentences
Investors in public utilities know they’re at the mercy of Mother Nature when it comes to wildfires, but still choose to invest because electricity is a universal need.
During such incidents, public utilities will shut off power to reduce the risk of electrical equipment igniting fires.
There was a time when I believed that social media, which delivered us to this disaster, could be turned into public utilities.
Those most recent rate increases were reviewed and approved by Newsom appointees at the state public utilities commission.
About 4,600 customers remained without power as of Monday morning, the public utility company said on social media.
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