utility service

  • 51service — This term has a variety of meanings, dependent upon the context or the sense in which used. Central Power & Light Co. v. State, Tex.Civ.App., 165 S.W.2d 920, 925. Contracts. Duty or labor to be rendered by one person to another, the former being… …

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  • 52Service drop — A service drop is an electrical line running from a utility pole to a customer s house. When these lines are insulated and twisted together, they are referred to as a triplex cable.Usually, a service drop is made up of two 120 volt lines and a… …

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  • 53utility — Synonyms and related words: Aktiengesellschaft, account, advantage, advantageousness, aktiebolag, alternate, alternative, appliance, applicability, appropriateness, availability, backup, beneficialness, body corporate, business, business… …

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  • 54service — 1. noun 1) your conditions of service Syn: work, employment, employ, labor 2) he has done us a service Syn: favor, kindness, good turn, helping hand; (services) assistance, help …

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  • 55service — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. aid, help, duty; servitude, ministration, employment; worship, ritual, armed forces; wear, usefulness, use; set, equipment; serving, helping. See business, utility, rite. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Aid]… …

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  • 56service — 1. noun 1) conditions of service Syn: work, employment, labour 2) he has done us a service Syn: favour, kindness, good turn, helping hand 3) the service was excellent …

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  • 57public service — Service rendered as a public officer or employee; service rendered in any capacity for or on behalf of the government, national, state, or local. Utility service, such as the furnishing of gas or electricity. The public service that may entitle… …

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  • 58Service-oriented (sexuality) — In human sexuality, Service oriented is a term used in the BDSM community to refer relationship dynamic.In a service oriented relationship, the focus is on how the submissive can contribute resources to the dominant partner, provide for some of… …

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  • 59utility — u|til|i|ty [ju:ˈtılıti] n plural utilities [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: utilité, from Latin utilitas, from utilis useful , from uti; USE1] 1.) [C usually plural] a service such as gas or electricity provided for people to use ▪ Does… …

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  • 60utility — 1. The benefit, pleasure, or satisfaction obtained by consuming a product or service. See also *diminishing returns and *value. 2. The practical usefulness of an item. 3. An abbreviation for *public utility …

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