public utility

English

Noun

public utility (plural public utilities)

1. Synonym of public service.
2. An organization that maintains the infrastructure for such a public service.

Translations

public service — see public service

organization that maintains infrastructure for a public service

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 公用事業／公用事业 (gōngyòng shìyè)

• Danish: please add this translation if you can
• Finnish: yleishyödyllisen palvelun järjestäjä, julkisen palvelun järjestäjä
• French: entreprise de service public f
• German: öffentliches Versorgungsunternehmen n
• Hungarian: közmű (hu), közüzem (hu), közszolgáltató (hu), közműszolgáltató, közüzemi szolgáltató
• Italian: impresa pubblica f
• Russian: жилищно-коммунальные услуги (žiliščno-kommunalʹnyje uslugi)
• Spanish: empresa de utilidad pública f

Further reading

• “public utility”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
• “public utility”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
• “public utility”, in Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Cambridge University Press, 1999–present.
• “public utility” (US) / “public utility” (UK) in Macmillan English Dictionary.
• “public utility”, in Collins English Dictionary.