"public utility" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: public utilities [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} public utility (plural public utilities)
  1. Synonym of public service. Synonyms: public service [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-public_utility-en-noun-vhX8Ay2f
  2. An organization that maintains the infrastructure for such a public service. Translations (organization that maintains infrastructure for a public service): 公用事業 (Chinese Mandarin), 公用事业 (gōngyòng shìyè) (Chinese Mandarin), yleishyödyllisen palvelun järjestäjä (Finnish), julkisen palvelun järjestäjä (Finnish), entreprise de service public [feminine] (French), öffentliches Versorgungsunternehmen [neuter] (German), közmű (Hungarian), közüzem (Hungarian), közszolgáltató (Hungarian), közműszolgáltató (Hungarian), közüzemi szolgáltató (Hungarian), impresa pubblica [feminine] (Italian), жилищно-коммунальные услуги (žiliščno-kommunalʹnyje uslugi) (Russian), empresa de utilidad pública [feminine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-public_utility-en-noun-KBzowt2M Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 20 80 Disambiguation of 'organization that maintains infrastructure for a public service': 40 60

Inflected forms

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