Meaning

2 senses
  1. Synonym of public service.

    a company that performs a public service; subject to government regulation

  2. An organization that maintains the infrastructure for such a public service.

    öffentliches Versorgungsunternehmen

    жилищно-коммунальные услугиžiliščno-kommunalʹnyje uslugi

Examples

5 sentences
  1. He works for a public utility.

  2. Public utility charges will go up next April.

    deKommenden April steigen die Gebühren der öffentlichen Versorgungsbetriebe. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  3. Algeria needs an ambitious program to privatize public utilities.

  4. Does Algeria need to privatize its public utilities?

  5. Does Algeria need to put its public utilities into private hands?

Translations

5 languages
Русский
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
Singularpublic utility
Pluralpublic utilities

regular

Synonyms

4 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • a company that performs a public service; subject to government regulation:utilitypublic utility companypublic-service corporation

See also

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