public utility
company that provides service to the public
Public utility
public utility
Noun
1. a company that performs a public service; subject to government regulation
(synonym) utility, public-service corporation
(hypernym) service
(hyponym) telephone company, telephone service, phone company, phone service, telco
Public Utility
an organization which provides a basic service to the public, such as water, energy, transportation, or telecommunications.
public utility
Synonyms and related words:
Aktiengesellschaft, aktiebolag, body corporate, business, business establishment, cartel, chamber of commerce, combine, commercial enterprise, compagnie, company, concern, conglomerate, conglomerate corporation, consolidating company, consortium, copartnership, corporate body, corporation, diversified corporation, enterprise, firm, holding company, house, industry, joint-stock association, joint-stock company, operating company, partnership, plunderbund, pool, stock company, syndicate, trade association, trust, utility
Source: Moby Thesaurus, which is part of the
Moby Project created by Grady Ward. In 1996 Grady Ward placed this thesaurus in the public domain.