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public utility

pub·lic u·til·i·ty
P p

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [puhb-lik yoo-til-i-tee]
    • /ˈpʌb lɪk yuˈtɪl ɪ ti/
    • /ˈpʌblɪk juːˈtɪl.ɪ.ti/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [puhb-lik yoo-til-i-tee]
    • /ˈpʌb lɪk yuˈtɪl ɪ ti/

Definitions of public utility words

  • noun public utility a business enterprise, as a public-service corporation, performing an essential public service and regulated by the federal, state, or local government. Compare utility (def 3). 1
  • noun public utility Usually, public utilities. stocks or bonds of public-utility companies, excluding railroads. 1
  • countable noun public utility Public utilities are services provided by the government or state, such as the supply of electricity and gas, or the train network. 0
  • noun public utility an enterprise concerned with the provision to the public of essentials, such as electricity or water 0
  • noun public utility an organization supplying water, electricity, transportation, etc. to the public, operated, usually as a monopoly, by a private corporation under governmental regulation or by the government directly 0
See all 5 definitions of public utility

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Origin of public utility

First appearance:

before 1900
One of the 17% newest English words
First recorded in 1900-05

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Parts of speech for Public utility

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Public utility

public utility popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 31% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 73% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

public utility usage trend in Literature

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