"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 Categories (other): Terms with Hungarian translations Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 48 52
  2. An organization that maintains the infrastructure for such a public service.
    Sense id: en-public_utility-en-noun-KBzowt2M Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 32 68 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 20 80 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 18 82 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 12 88 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 34 66 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 20 80 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 24 76 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 48 52 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 21 79 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 40 60 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 21 79 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 13 87
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Translations (organization that maintains infrastructure for a public service): 公用事業 /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)
Disambiguation of 'organization that maintains infrastructure for a public service': 50 50

Inflected forms

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