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ser·vice [ sÃºrvÉ™ss ]

noun (plural ser·vic·es)

Definition:

1. work done for somebody else: work done by somebody for somebody else as a job, duty, punishment, or favor

After 25 years of service to the company, all I got was a watch.

2. helpful action: an action done to help somebody or as a favor to somebody

Would you do me one small service?

3. work for customers: work done for the customers of a store, restaurant, hotel, or similar establishment, often with regard to whether it pleases them or not

The service in this restaurant is lousy.

You can never get any service in this place!

4. house servant's work: work done as a servant in a private house

5. use: the use that can be had from a machine or piece of equipment

Treat it carefully, and it'll give you years of good service.

6. use or operation: current use or operation

The number you have dialed is not in service at this time.

7. mechanical engineering maintenance of machinery: the act of cleaning, checking, adjusting, or making minor repairs to a piece of machinery, especially a motor vehicle, to make sure that it works properly

take the car in for a service

8. meeting of public need: a system or organization that provides people with something that they need, e.g. public transportation or a utility

the tourist information service

a bus service

9. government agency: a body of people who carry out work for the public benefit within an organization run by local or national government

the diplomatic service

the police service

10. one of armed forces: the armed forces of a country, or one of its branches

Which branch of the service is your daughter in?

11. form of public worship: a religious ceremony usually involving specific forms for worship and prayer

a memorial service

12. religion religious ritual: the prescribed form for a particular act of public worship or religious ceremony

the marriage service

13. set of dishes: a set of dishes and cups for use in serving a particular meal

dinner service

14. racket games
Same as serven (sense 1) (sense 2)

15. serving of legal document to somebody: the delivery of a legal document such as a writ or summons

16. nautical material used to bind rope: something used to bind a rope to prevent it from fraying, e.g. fine wire or cord

plural noun

Definition:

1. skills and work: the work that somebody can do or does by virtue of their job, profession, or training

You seem to need the services of a plumber.

I'm afraid we've decided to dispense with your services.

2. work that does not make anything: jobs and businesses that provide something for other people but do not produce tangible goods, e.g. banking and insurance

3. things provided by government: things that are provided by national or local government and paid for by taxation, e.g. education, health care, and roads

4. facilities for travelers: facilities for travelers available at intervals along a highway, e.g. stores, restaurants, toilets, and a service station

There are no services at the next exit.

transitive verb (past and past participle ser·viced, present participle ser·vic·ing, 3rd person present singular ser·vic·es)

Definition:

1. provide something for community: to provide a community or organization with something that it needs

The electric company services all nine counties.

2. mechanical engineering clean and adjust machinery: to clean, check, adjust, and make minor repairs to a piece of machinery in order to make sure that it works properly

It's time to have my car serviced.

3. pay interest on debt: to pay interest on a debt

4. zoology mate with female: to copulate with a female ( refers to male animals )

adjective

Definition:

1. providing service not goods: relating to jobs or businesses that provide services but do not manufacture goods

2. for maintenance and repair: providing maintenance and repair for manufactured products

automotive service technicians

3. used by employees or for deliveries: intended for employees or deliveries rather than for members of the public ( often used before a noun )

a service elevator

[Pre-12th century. Via French< Latin servitium "servitude" < servus "slave"]

ser·vic·er noun

press somebody or something into service to use something or somebody for an unusual purpose, especially in an emergency situation

At the last minute, she was pressed into service as the organist at her brother's wedding.

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