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Meaning of "utility company" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF UTILITY COMPANY

utility company  [juːˈtɪlətɪ ˈkʌmpənɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF UTILITY COMPANY

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pronoun
preposition
conjunction
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Utility company 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 UTILITY COMPANY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

utility company

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 utility company in the English dictionary

The definition of utility company in the dictionary is a company which supplies utilities, such as gas, electricity, phones, etc, especially.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH UTILITY COMPANY


accompany
əˈkʌmpənɪ
Albany
ˈɔːlbənɪ
Anthony
ˈæntənɪ
Antony
ˈæntənɪ
balcony
ˈbælkənɪ
Bethany
ˈbɛθənɪ
Brittany
ˈbrɪtənɪ
ceremony
ˈsɛrɪmənɪ
colony
ˈkɒlənɪ
company
ˈkʌmpənɪ
ebony
ˈɛbənɪ
Germany
ˈdʒɜːmənɪ
harmony
ˈhɑːmənɪ
mahogany
məˈhɒɡənɪ
symphony
ˈsɪmfənɪ
tenpenny
ˈtɛnpənɪ
testimony
ˈtɛstɪmənɪ
tiffany
ˈtɪfənɪ
timpani
ˈtɪmpənɪ
tympani
ˈtɪmpənɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE UTILITY COMPANY

utilidor
utilisable
utiliser
utilitarian
utilitarianise
utilitarianism
utilitarianize
utilities
utility
utility function
utility man
utility player
utility program
utility room
utility software
utility truck
utility vehicle
utility wear
utilizable
utilization

WORDS THAT END LIKE UTILITY COMPANY

construction company
dance company
development company
free company
hire company
holding company
insurance company
limited company
limited liability company
management company
manufacturing company
parent company
private company
production company
public company
publishing company
shipping company
start-up company
theatre company
trading company
trust company

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

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Translation of «utility company» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF UTILITY COMPANY

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

Translator English - Chinese

公用事业公司
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

empresa de servicios públicos
570 millions of speakers

English

utility company
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

उपयोगिता कंपनी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

شركة المرافق
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

коммунальное предприятие
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

empresa concessionária de serviço
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ইউটিলিটি কোম্পানি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

entreprise de service public
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Syarikat utiliti
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Versorgungsunternehmen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

公益事業会社
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

유틸리티 회사
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Perusahaan sarana
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

công ty tiện ích
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பயன்பாடு நிறுவனம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

उपयुक्तता कंपनी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Hizmet şirketi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

società di servizi
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

narzędzie firmy
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

комунальне підприємство
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

compania de utilități
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Η εταιρεία κοινής ωφελείας
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

nutsmaatskappy
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

elbolag
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

kraftselskap
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of utility company

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «UTILITY COMPANY»

The term «utility company» is regularly used and occupies the 55.484 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «UTILITY COMPANY» OVER TIME

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «UTILITY COMPANY»

Discover the use of utility company in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to utility company and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Electrocution of America: Is Your Utility Company Out to ...
In Electrocution of America, Russ Allen tells a timely tale of corporate greed that is paid for with the nation's livestock????????????a staple in the food chain.
Russ Allen, 2008
2
Relative Pricing of Publicly Traded U.S. Electric Utility ...
To what extent was there a relationship between a publicly-traded U.S. electric utility company, which was leveraged above a 60% debt-ratio, and a high market- to-book value (threshold - the market-to-book ratio is a ratio of 1:1 or more) ...
Nicholas Jewczyn, Ph.D., 2013
3
L.S.A., List of C.F.R. Sections Affected
percent or more of the outstanding voting securities of a public-utility company ( i.e., an electric utility company or a gas utility company as defined by such act) or of any other holding company. A corporation is also a holding company if the ...
‎2003
4
The Code of Federal Regulations of the United States of America
The Code of Federal Regulations is the codification of the general and permanent rules published in the Federal Register by the executive departments and agencies of the Federal Government.
‎1981
5
Financial Statistics of Major U.S. Investor-Owned Electric ...
(A) any company which directly or indirectly owns, controls, or holds with power to vote, 10 percent or more of the outstanding securities of a public-utility company or a company which is a holding company by virture of this clause or clause (B), ...
United States. Office of Coal, Nuclear, Electric, and Alternate Fuels
6
Telecommunications Act: Competition, Innovation, and Reform
(g) ASSUMPTION OF LIABILITIES- Any public utility company that is an associate company, or an affiliate, of a registered holding company and that is subject to the jurisdiction of a State commission with respect to its retail electric or gas rates  ...
Charles B. Goldfarb, 2006
7
Management and Organizational Strategies of Utility ...
3.7.2.1 Accounting Unbundling Accounting unbundling13 requires the utility company to keep separate accounts for its generation, transmission, distribution and retail businesses. Establishing these separate accounts requires a system of  ...
矢島正之 Christian Kuehn(独ケルン大学) Walter Schulz(独ケルン大学) 筒井美樹, 2006
8
The Politics of Public Utility Regulation
The process of determining concurrence scores may be illustrated by considering concurrence between utility company executives and commissioners in a state with four utility company executives and two commissioners. The concurrence ...
William T. Gormley Jr., 1983
9
Global Services Outsourcing
No further acquisitions were made by the spin-off and the utility company became more proactive in the running of the spin-off and implemented tighter internal controls. Implementing a greater level of control had revealed weaknesses in ...
Ronan McIvor, 2010
10
Commerce and Trade
(4) "Gas utility company" means any company which owns or operates facilities used for the distribution at retail (other than distribution only in enclosed portable containers, or distribution to tenants or employees of the company operating such  ...
‎2001

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «UTILITY COMPANY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term utility company is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Emerson Electric: Not A Utility, Not A Radio Company (EMR)
Emerson, also known as Emerson Electric Company, is sometimes thought to be an electric utility company. Also, it has been confused with the Emerson Radio ... «Seeking Alpha, Jul 15»
2
Regulators to Block Spanish Utility's Plan to Acquire UI Parent …
Spain's leading electricity and natural gas utility, Iberdrola, said it will buy the northeastern U.S. utility company UIL Holdings Corp. in a deal valued at about $3 ... «NBC Connecticut, Jun 15»
3
California Utility Company Too Big Not To Fail
The utility company made headlines this week when it was levied with a $1.6 billion fine for the 2010 explosion of a PG&E pipeline in Bay Area suburb San ... «Daily Beast, Apr 15»
4
Utility company to pay $1.6 billion after deadly California pipeline …
SAN FRANCISCO — The California Public Utilities Commission on Thursday said it is ordering Pacific Gas & Electric Co. to pay a record $1.6 billion penalty for ... «FOX31 Denver, Apr 15»
5
Family Of 8 Die Of Gas Poisoning After Utility Company Cut Power …
"How can a man survive off of basically minimum wage with seven kids, and you can't help him with a utility bill?" Hardy asked. "This man was working. «Mintpress News, Apr 15»
6
Utah wants utility company shut down over claims taxpayer money …
SALT LAKE CITY — The Utah Attorney General's Office is asking a judge to dissolve a Hildale utility company over allegations taxpayer money has been ... «fox13now.com, Mar 15»
7
Utility Company Applies for Permission To Install 25000 New …
Pacific Gas and Electric Co. (PG&E), one of California's biggest utility companies, has applied to state regulators for the necessary permits and permissions ... «Transport Evolved, Feb 15»
8
Utility expects progress on Northern Pass
CONCORD, N.H. — The utility company proposing a 187-mile electrical transmission line across New Hampshire said it is confident state and federal regulators ... «Boston Globe, Nov 14»
9
Louisiana utility company to be bought for $3.4 billion
Oct. 20 — Investors led by Australia's Macquarie Group Ltd. agreed to buy Louisiana utility Cleco Corp. for $3.4 billion in cash, attracted by the steady, long-term ... «FuelFix, Oct 14»
10
FAA Approves Limited Use Of Drones For Utility Company
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) granted San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E) limited permission to use drones in parts of San Diego County. SDG&E is ... «Forbes, Jul 14»

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