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utility charges; public service fees; utility bills
Fees for essential public services such as electricity, gas, water, and telecommunications.
公共料金が値上がりした。
Utility charges went up.
公共料金は口座振替で払っている。
I pay my utility bills by automatic bank transfer.
一人暮らしを始めたら、公共料金の支払いも自分で管理しなければならない。
When you start living alone, you have to manage paying utility bills yourself.
WHAT'S INCLUDED:
公共料金 typically covers 電気代 (electricity), ガス代 (gas), 水道代 (water), and sometimes 電話代 (phone) and NHK受信料 (NHK fees).
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 公共料金を払う (to pay utility bills)
- 公共料金の値上げ (utility rate increase)
- 公共料金の支払い (utility bill payment)
- 公共料金の引き落とし (automatic debit for utilities)