public utility
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English
[edit]Noun
[edit]
public utility (plural public utilities)
- Synonym of public service.
- An organization that maintains the infrastructure for such a public service.
Translations
[edit]public service — see public service
organization that maintains infrastructure for a public service
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Further reading
[edit]- “public utility”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
- “public utility”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
- “public utility”, in Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Cambridge University Press, 1999–present.
- “public utility” (US) / “public utility” (UK) in Macmillan English Dictionary.
- “public utility”, in Collins English Dictionary.