Definitions for: Public-service Corporation

[n] a company that performs a public service; subject to government regulation

Webster (1913) Definition: Public-service corporation or
sometimes Quasi-public corporation Quasi-public corporation
A corporation, such as a railroad company, lighting company,
water company, etc., organized or chartered to follow a
public calling or to render services more or less essential
to the general public convenience or safety.

Synonyms: public utility, utility

See Also: bus company, bus service, electric company, gas company, gas service, light company, phone company, phone service, power company, power service, service, telephone company, telephone service, water company, waterworks

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