PUBLIC UTILITY

Meaning of PUBLIC UTILITY in English

an organization which provides a basic service to the public, such as water, energy, transportation, or telecommunications.

Raynet Business and Marketing English glossary. Английский глоссарий компании Raynet Business and Marketing . 2012

PUBLIC UTILITY — noun Date: 1903 a business organization (as an electric company) performing a public service and subject to special governmental regulation
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
PUBLIC UTILITY — Enterprise that provides certain classes of services to the public, including common-carrier transportation (buses, airlines, railroads); telephone and telegraph services; …
Английский словарь Британика
PUBLIC UTILITY — noun 1. : a business organization deemed by law to be vested with public interest usually because of monopoly privileges …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PUBLIC UTILITY — — public-utility , adj. 1. a business enterprise, as a public-service corporation, performing an essential public service and regulated by …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PUBLIC UTILITY — company that provides service to the public
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
PUBLIC UTILITY — Date: 1903 : a business organization (as an electric company) performing a public service and subject to special governmental regulation
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PUBLIC UTILITY — Function: noun Date: 1903 : a business organization (as an electric company) performing a public service and subject to special …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
PUBLIC UTILITY — ■ noun an organization supplying the community with electricity, gas, water, or sewerage.
Concise Oxford English vocab
PUBLIC UTILITY — [public utility] n (1903): a business organization (as an electric company) performing a public service and subject to special governmental …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
PUBLIC UTILITY — enterprise that provides certain classes of services to the public, including common carrier transportation (buses, airlines, railroads, motor freight carriers, …
Britannica English vocabulary
PUBLIC UTILITY — noun ( formal ) a private company that must obey government rules, that supplies essential services such as gas, water …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PUBLIC UTILITY — ˌpublic uˈtility BrE AmE noun [countable] a private company that is allowed by the government to provide important services such …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
PUBLIC UTILITY — ( public utilities) Public utilities are services provided by the government or state, such as the supply of electricity and …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PUBLIC UTILITY — (public utilities) Public utilities are services provided by the government or state, such as the supply of electricity and gas, …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
PUBLIC UTILITY — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ In the past, public utility districts would send delinquent tenants' charges on those meters to …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
PUBLIC UTILITY — Enterprise that provides certain classes of services to the public, including common-carrier transportation (buses, airlines, railroads); telephone and telegraph services; …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
PUBLIC UTILITY — Synonyms and related words : Aktiengesellschaft, aktiebolag, body corporate, business, business establishment, cartel, chamber of commerce, combine, commercial enterprise, compagnie, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
PUBLIC UTILITY — A private business organization, subject to government regulation, that provides an essential commodity or service, such as water, electricity, transportation, …
Environmental Engineering English vocabulary
PUBLIC UTILITY — коммунальное предприятие (мн.ч.)предприятия общественного пользования коммунальные услуги (мн.ч.)
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
PUBLIC UTILITY — коммунальное предприятие предприятия общественного пользования коммунальные услуги *
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
PUBLIC UTILITY — коммунальное предприятие предприятия общественного пользования коммунальные услуги *
Англо-Русский дополнительный словарь
PUBLIC UTILITY — 1) общественная полезность 2) предприятие коммунального хозяйства
Англо-Русский юридический словарь
PUBLIC UTILITY — коммунальное предприятие (мн.ч.)предприятия общественного пользования коммунальные услуги (мн.ч.)
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
PUBLIC UTILITY — коммунальное предприятие предприятия общественного пользования коммунальные услуги
Англо-Русский словарь
PUBLIC — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Public Broadcasting Service Committee of Public Safety public debt National Public Radio New York …
Английский словарь Британика
UTILITY — I. yüˈtiləd.ē, -ətē, -i noun ( -es ) Etymology: Middle English utilite, from Middle French utilité, from Latin utilitat-, utilitas, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PUBLIC — I. ˈpəblik, -lēk adjective Etymology: Middle English publique, from Middle French public, publique, from Latin publicus, probably alteration (influenced by …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
UTILITY — (n.) The quality or state of being useful; usefulness; production of good; profitableness to some valuable end; as, the utility …
Английский словарь Webster
UTILITY — ( n. ) The quality or state of being useful; usefulness; production of good; profitableness to some valuable end; as, …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
UTILITY — /yooh til"i tee/ , n. , pl. utilities , adj. n. 1. the state or quality of being useful; usefulness: …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PUBLIC — /pub"lik/ , adj. 1. of, pertaining to, or affecting a population or a community as a whole: public funds; a …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
UTILITY — I. yü-ˈti-lə-tē noun ( plural -ties ) Etymology: Middle English utilite, from Anglo-French utilité, from Latin utilitat, utilitas, from utilis …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
UTILITY — noun adaptation to satisfy the desires or wants; intrinsic value. ·see note under value, 2. 2. utility ·noun happiness; the …
Webster English vocab
PUBLIC — noun a public house; an inn. 2. public ·adj open to common or general use; as, a public road; a …
Webster English vocab
UTILITY — [util.i.ty] n, pl -ties [ME utilite, fr. MF utilite, fr. L utilitat, utilitas, fr. utilis useful, fr. uti to use] …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
PUBLIC — public BrE AmE ˈpʌb lɪk ▶ ˌ public ˈ bar BrE AmE ▶ ˌ public ˈ company BrE AmE ▶ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
PUBLIC — / ˈpʌblɪk; NAmE / adjective , noun ■ adjective OF ORDINARY PEOPLE 1. [ only before noun ] connected with …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PUBLIC — I. pub ‧ lic 1 S1 W1 /ˈpʌblɪk/ BrE AmE adjective [ Word Family: noun : ↑ public , ↑ …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
UTILITY — n. (pl. -ies) 1 the condition of being useful or profitable. 2 a useful thing. 3 = public utility. 4 …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
PUBLIC — adj. & n. --adj. 1 of or concerning the people as a whole (a public holiday; the public interest). 2 …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
UTILITY — n. (pl. -ies) 1 the condition of being useful or profitable. 2 a useful thing. 3 = public utility. 4 …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
PUBLIC — adj. & n. adj. 1 of or concerning the people as a whole (a public holiday; the public interest). 2 …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
UTILITY — n. (pl. -ies) 1. the condition of being useful or profitable. 2 a useful thing. 3 public utility. 4 (attrib.) …
Oxford English vocab
PUBLIC — adj. & n. --adj. 1. of or concerning the people as a whole (a public holiday; the public interest). 2 …
Oxford English vocab
UTILITY — ( utilities) 1. The utility of something is its usefulness. ( FORMAL ) Belief in the utility of higher education …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PUBLIC — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. You can refer to people in …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
UTILITY — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES public utility utility pole utility room COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE big ▪ The kitchen …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
PUBLIC — I. adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a matter of public record formal (= something that has been written down so …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
UTILITY — [noun] [U] [slightly formal] - the usefulness of something, esp. in a practical wayThe utility of the rescue equipment has …
Cambridge English vocab
PUBLIC — n. notary public Public Broadcasting Service Committee of Public Safety public debt National Public Radio New York Public Library public …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
PUBLIC — Synonyms and related words : Babbittish, Everyman, John Doe, Philistine, Public, accessible, acknowledged, adherent, admitted, affirmed, alehouse, announced, apparent, appendage, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
PUBLIC — INDEX: 1. for everyone to use 2. owned or paid for by the government 3. when a lot of people …
Longman Activator English vocab
PUBLIC — n. 25B6; adjective public affairs : STATE, national, federal, government; constitutional, civic, civil, official, social, municipal, community, communal, local; nationalized. …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
PUBLIC
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
UTILITY — [Economics] the level of happiness or satisfaction that a person receives from his or her circumstances Note: utility is the …
Sean Woo's Finance, GIS and Real Estate English Glossary
UTILITY — An economic concept referring to the precise degree of personal satisfaction, pleasure, or sense of want-fulfillment an individual derives from …
English Glossary of Political Economy Terms
UTILITY — 1. сущ. 1) полезность; выгодность of no utility ≈ бесполезный Belief in the utility of higher education is shared by …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
PUBLIC — 1. прил. 1) а) общественный; государственный public broadcasting ≈ государственное радиовещание public policy ≈ государственная политика public buildings ≈ общественные …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
UTILITY — utility.ogg 1. ju:ʹtılıtı n 1. полезность, практичность, выгодность of no utility - бесполезный 2. полезная вещь 3. pl ( тж. …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
PUBLIC — public.ogg 1. ʹpʌblık n 1. собир. народ the public is the best judge, the public are the best judges народ …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
UTILITY — 1) мн. ч. коммунальные предприятия, предприятия общественного пользования 2) мн. ч. коммунальные услуги; коммунальная служба 3) электростанция общего пользования 4) …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
UTILITY — 1) мн. ч. коммунальные предприятия, предприятия общественного пользования 2) мн. ч. коммунальные услуги; коммунальная служба 3) электростанция общего пользования 4) сервисная [обслуживающая, служебная] …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО
UTILITY — 1) выгодность 2) коммунальные сооружения 3) полезность 4) сооружение 5) компьют. услуга 6) утилита 7) утилитарность • diminishing marginal utility — убывающая предельная полезность general utility wrench — универсальный …
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
PUBLIC — 1) гласный 2) государственный 3) коммунальный 4) общедоступный 5) общественность 6) общественный 7) публичный • care of public health — здравоохранение embezzler of public funds — казнокрад public catering establishment …
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь

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