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telephone company vs public utility

public utility vs telephone company

telephone company and public utility both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
telephone company Yes No No No
public utility Yes No No No
As nouns, public utility is a hypernym of telephone company; that is, public utility is a word with a broader meaning than telephone company:
  • telephone company: a public utility that provides telephone service
  • public utility: a company that performs a public service; subject to government regulation
Other hypernyms of telephone company include public-service corporation, public utility company, utility.
telephone company (noun) public utility (noun)
a public utility that provides telephone service a company that performs a public service; subject to government regulation
Difference between telephone company and public utility

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