service

Plural: services

Noun

• work done by one person or group that benefits another
  • "budget separately for goods and services"
• an act of help or assistance
  • "he did them a service"
• the act of public worship following prescribed rules
  • "the Sunday service"
• a company or agency that performs a public service; subject to government regulation
• employment in or work for another
  • "he retired after 30 years of service"
• a force that is a branch of the armed forces
• Canadian writer (born in England) who wrote about life in the Yukon Territory (1874-1958)
• a means of serving
• tableware consisting of a complete set of articles (silver or dishware) for use at table
• the act of mating by male animals
• (law) the acts performed by an English feudal tenant for the benefit of his lord which formed the consideration for the property granted to him
• (sports) a stroke that puts the ball in play
• the act of delivering a writ or summons upon someone
  • "he accepted service of the subpoena"
• periodic maintenance on a car or machine
• the performance of duties by a waiter or servant
  • "that restaurant has excellent service"
• An act of being of assistance to someone.
• The state of being subordinate to or employed by an individual or group.
• Work as a member of the military.
• The practice of providing assistance as economic activity.
• Synonym of utility (“commodity provided on a continuous basis by a physical infrastructure network, such as electricity, water supply or sewerage”).
• A department in a company, organization, or institution.
• A function that is provided by one program or machine for another.
• The military.
• A set of dishes or utensils.
• The act of initially starting, or serving, the ball in play in tennis, volleyball, and other games.
• A religious rite or ritual.
• The serving, or delivery, of a summons or writ.
• A taxi shared among unrelated passengers, each of whom pays part of the fare; often, it has a fixed route between cities.
• A musical composition for use in churches.
• Profession of respect; acknowledgment of duty owed.
• The materials used for serving a rope, etc., such as spun yarn and small lines.
• Access to resources such as hotel rooms and Web-based videos without transfer of the resources' ownership.
• Service tree.
• The sorb; the fruit of this tree.

Verb

Verb Forms: serviced, servicing, services

• To perform maintenance, repair, or provide a service for something.
• be used by; as of a utility
• make fit for use
  • "service my truck"
  • "the washing machine needs to be serviced"
• mate with
• To serve.
• To serve.
• To perform maintenance.
• To serve.
• To supply (media outlets) with press releases etc.
• To make a repayment or pay interest (on a debt).
• To inseminate through sexual intercourse.
• To perform a sexual act upon.
• To attack.

Examples

• Hair care is a service industry.
• He is going to service the car.
• He serviced her several times a week.
• I did three years in the service before coming here.
• I say I did him a service by ending our relationship – now he can freely pursue his career.
• It continues to be laden with intense debt servicing costs.
• Lancelot was at the service of King Arthur.
• She brought out the silver tea service.
• She had to service her Scrabble strategy, as it was clearly broken.
• Thank you for your service.
• The funerary service was touching.
• The player had four service faults in the set.
• the service
• The service happened yesterday.
• They service the customer base.
• This machine provides the name service for the LAN.

Synonyms

armed service, avail, divine service, help, inspection and repair, military service, overhaul, religious service, Robert William Service, serve, service of process, servicing, serving, table service, attend, be with, copulate with, go to bed with, sleep with, utility, wait on

Antonyms

disservice, antonym(s) of

Related Words

service à la française, service à la russe