public-service corporation

public-service corporation

n.

A corporation providing essential services, such as water or electricity, to the public.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

public-service corporation - a company that performs a public service; subject to government regulation public utility, public utility company, 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