light company
- noun
- /laɪt ˈkʌmpəni/
- Archaic
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compañía eléctrica
- The electric light company turns off the electricity...
Examples
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The local light company provides reliable service to all the neighborhoods in the area.
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The electric light company is making enough money.
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Which one of you two is working for the electric light company?
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If the light company doesn't fix the power outage soon, we will miss the game tonight.
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She called the light company to report a flickering streetlight near her home.
Synonyms
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3.5
A company that makes and provides electricity to homes and businesses
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A company that makes and sends power to homes and businesses
A company that supplies electricity to homes and businesses
A company that supplies water, electricity, or gas and is run under government rules
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Morphology
The meaning 'a company that supplies electricity/lighting' is directly and compositionally derived from 'light' (lighting/electricity) + 'company' (a business), following the common English pattern of '[X] company' to indicate a firm providing X. A B1 learner who knows both words would readily infer this sense from context, though minimal ambiguity with 'light' meaning 'not heavy' is normally resolved by the surrounding context.
Etymology
The noun light company comes from businesses that literally supplied light to homes and streets; a company that provided light was called a 'light company', so today the phrase means a business that supplies electricity.