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public-service corporation

[ puhb-lik-sur-vis ]

noun

  1. a private or quasi-private corporation chartered to provide an essential commodity or service to the public.


public-service corporation

noun

  1. a private corporation that provides services to the community, such as telephone service, public transport
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of public-service corporation1

First recorded in 1900–05
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Example Sentences

The thing to do is to pass a blanket bill, providing that any public-service corporation whose charter antedates a certain period may extend its line within certain limits and under certain conditions, and so on.

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