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单词 public utility
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
ˈpub•lic uˈtil•i•ty, n. [countable]
  1. Businessa business enterprise, as a gas company, performing a public service under government regulation.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
public utility, 
    1. Businessa business enterprise, as a public-service corporation, performing an essential public service and regulated by the federal, state, or local government. Cf. utility (def. 3).
    2. BusinessUsually, public utilities. stocks or bonds of public-utility companies, excluding railroads.
    • 1900–05
    public-u•tili•ty, adj. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
public utility n
  1. an enterprise concerned with the provision to the public of essentials, such as electricity or water
    Also called (US): public-service corporation
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