public utility
public utility · public utilities
жилищно-коммунальные услуги
öffentliches Versorgungsunternehmen
Synonym of public serviceSynonym of public service.
» He works for a public utility.
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2 sensesSynonym of public service.
a company that performs a public service; subject to government regulation
An organization that maintains the infrastructure for such a public service.
öffentliches Versorgungsunternehmen
жилищно-коммунальные услугиžiliščno-kommunalʹnyje uslugi
Examples
5 sentencesHe works for a public utility.
Public utility charges will go up next April.
deKommenden April steigen die Gebühren der öffentlichen Versorgungsbetriebe. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Algeria needs an ambitious program to privatize public utilities.
Does Algeria need to privatize its public utilities?
Does Algeria need to put its public utilities into private hands?
Translations
5 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
organization that maintains infrastructure for a public service:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
organization that maintains infrastructure for a public service:
Forms
plural: public utilities| Singular | public utility |
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| Plural | public utilities |
regular
Synonyms
4 synonymsClose in meaning
- a company that performs a public service; subject to government regulation:utilitypublic utility companypublic-service corporation