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public-service corporation
[ puhb-lik-sur-vis ]
noun
- a private or quasi-private corporation chartered to provide an essential commodity or service to the public.
public-service corporation
noun
- a private corporation that provides services to the community, such as telephone service, public transport
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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.
From Project Gutenberg
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