public utility

public utility

n.

1. A private business organization, subject to governmental regulation, that provides an essential commodity or service, such as water, electricity, transportation, or communication, to the public.

2. Stock shares issued by a company providing essential public services. Often used in the plural.

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public utility

n

(Business / Commerce) an enterprise concerned with the provision to the public of essentials, such as electricity or water Also called (US) public-service corporation

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

public utility - a company that performs a public service; subject to government regulation public utility company, public-service corporation, utility service - a company or agency that performs a public service; subject to government regulation phone company, phone service, telco, telephone company, telephone service - a public utility that provides telephone service electric company, light company, power company, power service - a public utility that provides electricity water company, waterworks - a public utility that provides water gas company, gas service - a public utility that provides gas bus company, bus service - a public utility providing local transportation

Translations

public utility n → servizio pubblico