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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024ˈpub•lic uˈtil•i•ty, n. [countable]- Businessa business enterprise, as a gas company, performing a public service under government regulation.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024pub′lic util′ity, - 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).
- BusinessUsually, public utilities. stocks or bonds of public-utility companies, excluding railroads.
pub′lic-u•til′i•ty, adj.
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