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public utility
noun
: a company (such as an electric company) that provides a public service and must follow special rules made by the government
Full Definition of PUBLIC UTILITY
: a business organization (as an electric company) performing a public service and subject to special governmental regulation
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First Known Use of PUBLIC UTILITY
1903
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