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Meaning of "public utility" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF PUBLIC UTILITY

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PUBLIC UTILITY

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Public utility is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES PUBLIC UTILITY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

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Public utility

A public utility is an organization that maintains the infrastructure for a public service. Public utilities are subject to forms of public control and regulation ranging from local community-based groups to state-wide government monopolies. The term utilities can also refer to the set of services provided by these organizations consumed by the public: electricity, natural gas, water, and sewage. Telephone services may occasionally be included within the definition.

Definition of public utility in the English dictionary

The definition of public utility in the dictionary is an enterprise concerned with the provision to the public of essentials, such as electricity or water Also called : public-service corporation.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PUBLIC UTILITY

public relations exercise
public relations officer
public school
public schoolboy
public sector
public sector borrowing
public sector borrowing requirement
public servant
public service
public service broadcasting
public service vehicle
public speaker
public speaking
public spending
public spirit
public television
public transport
public weal
public welfare
public works

WORDS THAT END LIKE PUBLIC UTILITY

ability
accessibility
availability
capability
compatibility
disability
durability
facility
flexibility
functionality
liability
mobility
nobility
possibility
probability
reliability
responsibility
stability
sustainability
utility
visibility

Synonyms and antonyms of public utility in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «public utility» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PUBLIC UTILITY

Find out the translation of public utility to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of public utility from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «public utility» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

公共事业
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

utilidad pública
570 millions of speakers

English

public utility
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

सार्वजनिक उपयोगिता
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

المرافق العامة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

коммунальные
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

utilidade pública
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

পাবলিক ইউটিলিটি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

service public
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kemudahan awam
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Stadtwerke
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

公益企業
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

공공
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Sarana umum
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

tiện ích công cộng
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பொது பயன்பாட்டு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

सार्वजनिक उपयुक्तता
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

toplumsal kullanım
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

servizio pubblico
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

użyteczności publicznej
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

комунальні
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

de utilitate publică
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

κοινής ωφέλειας
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

openbare nut
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

allmännyttiga
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

allmennyttig
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of public utility

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PUBLIC UTILITY»

The term «public utility» is quite widely used and occupies the 40.008 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PUBLIC UTILITY» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about public utility

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2 QUOTES WITH «PUBLIC UTILITY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word public utility.
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James McHenry
Public utility pleads most forcibly for the general distribution of the Holy Scriptures.
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John Scalzi
Reddit is not a public utility or a public square; it's a privately owned space on the Internet.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PUBLIC UTILITY»

Discover the use of public utility in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to public utility and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Politics of Public Utility Regulation
The Politics of Public Utility Regulation focuses on the important and increasingly controversial issues of utility regulation by combining a sophisticated understanding of these issues with a rigorous examination of various regulatory ...
William T. Gormley Jr., 1983
2
Accounting for Public Utilities
Highlights include: • Discussion of ratemaking concepts, including styles of ratemaking, determining utility rate base, cost allocations and normalization • Analysis of regulatory accounting and reporting requirements • Explanation of ...
Robert L. Hahne, Gregory E. Aliff, 2013
3
The Theory of Public Utility Pricing
Much work has been done by economists on this subject, and in this book the results of that research are presented and made accessible to students of economics.
Stephen J. Brown, David Sumner Sibley, 1986
4
Composing the Citizen: Music As Public Utility in Third ...
In this greatly anticipated volume Jann Pasler uses it as touchstone, showing how and why musical life so mattered in Third-Republic France: layer after layer of it, in a journey that takes us past the Opera and Conservatoire to the pops ...
Jann Pasler, 2009
5
Fiber-to-the-Home (FTTH): The Next Public Utility
Philippi is a small rural community located in North Central West Virginia.
Travis Mark Michette, 2007
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Public Utilities: Management Challenges for the 21st Century
What makes this book uniquely valuable is his addressing the variety of utility management responsibilities including human resources, information services, and strategic planning in a single volume. I recommend it highly.
David E. McNabb, 2005
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Poverty & the Public Utility: Building Shareholder Value ...
Tenets. Of. A. Public. Utility. Businesses vested with a public interest are often termed a public utility, and there are a number of industries considered public utilities. However, in the context of this book, a public utility is limited to either gas,  ...
Kevin Monte de Ramos, 2005
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Public Utility Holding Company Act: Opportunities Exist to ...
PUHCA defines a holding company, in part, as an entity that the Commission determines to exercise such a "controlling influence" over the management and policies of a public utility or holding company that it is necessary or appropriate in  ...
Yvonne D. Jones, 2005
9
Regulatory Reform of Public Utilities: The Japanese Experience
This informative book will prove invaluable to postgraduate students, policymakers, and researchers in fields such as regulation, empirical industrial organization, and public policy.
Fumitoshi Mizutani, 2012
10
A Guide to Utility Automation: AMR, SCADA, and IT Systems
This publication tells you how electricity is distributed, measured, and billed in order to prepare utilities for the selection and implementation of new solutions needed in an increasingly competitive market.
Michael Wiebe, 1999

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PUBLIC UTILITY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term public utility is used in the context of the following news items.
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Harrisburg resident named chairwoman of Pa. Public Utility
Gladys M Brown, a Middletown native and Harrisburg resident who has been on the commission since 2013, will replace Robert F. Powelson as chairperson. «PennLive.com, May 15»
2
Fitch Rates Bd of Public Utilities of Springfield, MO Public Utility Rfdg …
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Fitch Ratings has assigned an 'AA' rating to the approximately $519.7 million public utility refunding revenue bonds, series ... «Business Wire, Apr 15»
3
Maui to explore making MECO a public utility
He says options include buying the utility and forming a co-op like on Kauai or forming a utility to compete with NextEra. NextEra Vice President and Chief ... «KITV Honolulu, Apr 15»
4
UK parliament pushes to reclassify Internet as a public utility
The report argues that the Internet should be defined as a utility service, available for all to access and use, due to its monumental importance to everyday life. «ITProPortal, Feb 15»
5
Public Utility Commission gives Lyft go-ahead to operate for 2 years
The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission voted 5-0 Thursday to allow Lyft to operate ride-sharing services statewide for two years. The decision, though ... «Tribune-Review, Feb 15»
6
Public Utility Commission gives Uber 2-year license for …
The state Public Utility Commission has given ride-sharing service Uber a two-year experimental license to operate anywhere in the state except Philadelphia, ... «Fox Business, Jan 15»
7
Santa Fe panel approves public utility measure
SANTA FE – Despite hitting a snag earlier in the week that threatened to delay action for another two months, a proposed ordinance that would establish a ... «Albuquerque Journal, Jan 15»
8
Public Utility Commission Approves Idaho Power Solar Projects
The Idaho Public Utilities Commission (PUC) has given Idaho Power a green light on five solar power projects in conjunction with Boston, Mass.-based ... «Boise Weekly, Jan 15»
9
Pa. regulator: Sunoco pipeline project has public utility status
Sunoco Logistics Partners and its proposed Marcellus Shale Mariner East project have public utility status, the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission ruled ... «Philly.com, Oct 14»
10
PG&E rate hike approved by state public utility officials
Get ready Pacific Gas and Electric Company customers: your bills will be going up next year, and the year after. On Thursday the California Public Utilities ... «KSBW The Central Coast, Aug 14»

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