public-utility
public utility
noun
1.
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 ).
2.
Usually, public utilities. stocks or bonds of public-utility companies, excluding railroads.
Origin:
1900–05
1900–05
Related forms
pub·lic-u·til·i·ty, adjective
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| public utility | |
| —n | |
| Also called (US): public-service corporation an enterprise concerned with the provision to the public of essentials, such as electricity or water | |
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public utility definition
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.
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