public utility

NOUN

government-run public service

Synonyms

WEAK

communications company electric company telephone company water company

Example Sentences

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The company is working with the Tennessee Valley Authority, a public utility known as the TVA, on that project.

From Barron's • Mar. 20, 2026

He noted that when he first moved to L.A. nearly 20 years ago, the charge to get the nation’s largest public utility off of coal was seen as audacious and even laughable.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 4, 2025

The model now providing depoliticized ATC in nearly 100 countries is an aviation public utility, funded entirely by system fees and charges.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 19, 2025

Burien chose land owned by Seattle City Light, Seattle’s public utility for electricity.

From Seattle Times • May 20, 2024

Why are the bonds of successful public utility corporations a good investment?

From Business English A Practice Book by Buhlig, Rose