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 Definitions of Service  [ˈsɜr vɪs]  

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Definition of 'Service' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) service
an act of helpful activity; help; aid.

2.  service
the supplying or supplier of utilities, commodities, or other facilities that meet a public need, as water, electricity, communication, or transportation.

3.  service
the providing or a provider of accommodation and activities required by the public, as maintenance or repair:
guaranteed service and parts.

4.  service
the organized system of apparatus, appliances, employees, etc., for supplying some accommodation required by the public:
a television repair service.

5.  service
the performance of duties or the duties performed as or by a waiter or servant.

6.  service
employment in any duties or work for a person, organization, government, etc.

7.  service
a department of public employment, or the body of public servants in it:
the diplomatic service.

8.  service
the duty or work of public servants.

9.  service
the armed forces:
in the service.

10.  service
a branch of the armed forces.

11.  service
the actions required in loading and firing a cannon.

12.  service
Often, services. the performance of any duties or work for another:
medical services.

13.  service
something made or done by a commercial organization for the public benefit and without regard to direct profit.

14.  service
a ritual or form prescribed for public worship or for some particular occasion:
the marriage service.

15.  service
the serving of God by obedience, piety, etc.

16.  service
a musical setting of the sung portions of a liturgy.

17.  service
a set of dishes, utensils, etc., for general table use or for particular use.

18.  service
Law. the serving of a process or writ upon a person.

19.  service
(in tennis, badminton, handball, etc.)

20.  service
the act or manner of putting the ball or shuttlecock into play; serve.

21.  service
the ball or shuttlecock as put into play.

22.  service
the mating of a female animal with the male.

23. (adj.) service
of service; useful.

24.  service
of, pertaining to, or used by servants, delivery people, etc., or in serving food.

25.  service
supplying services rather than products or goods:
the service professions.

26.  service
supplying maintenance and repair:
a service center for electrical appliances.

27.  service
of, for, or pertaining to the armed forces or one of them.

28.  service
providing, authorizing, or guaranteeing service:
a service contract.

29. (v.t.) service
to make fit for use; repair or restore:
to service an automobile.

30.  service
to supply with aid, information, or other incidental services.

31.  service
(of a male animal) to mate with (a female animal).

32.  service
to pay off (a debt) over a period of time, as by meeting periodic interest payments.

33. (n.) service
a service tree, esp.
Sorbus domestica.

34. (n.) Service
Robert W(illiam), 1874–1958, Canadian writer.


Definition of 'Service' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) service
work done by one person or group that benefits another
"budget separately for goods and services"

2. (noun) service
an act of help or assistance
"he did them a service"

3. (noun) service, religious service, divine service
the act of public worship following prescribed rules
"the Sunday service"

4. (noun) service
a company or agency that performs a public service; subject to government regulation

5. (noun) service
employment in or work for another
"he retired after 30 years of service"

6. (noun) military service, armed service, service
a force that is a branch of the armed forces

7. (noun) Service, Robert William Service
Canadian writer (born in England) who wrote about life in the Yukon Territory (1874-1958)

8. (noun) avail, help, service
a means of serving
"of no avail"; "there's no help for it"

9. (noun) service, table service
tableware consisting of a complete set of articles (silver or dishware) for use at table

10. (noun) servicing, service
the act of mating by male animals
"the bull was worth good money in servicing fees"

11. (noun) service
(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

12. (noun) serve, service
(sports) a stroke that puts the ball in play
"his powerful serves won the game"

13. (noun) service, serving, service of process
the act of delivering a writ or summons upon someone
"he accepted service of the subpoena"

14. (noun) overhaul, inspection and repair, service
periodic maintenance on a car or machine
"it was time for an overhaul on the tractor"

15. (verb) service
the performance of duties by a waiter or servant
"that restaurant has excellent service"

16. (verb) service, serve
be used by; as of a utility
"The sewage plant served the neighboring communities"; "The garage served to shelter his horses"

17. (verb) service
make fit for use
"service my truck"; "the washing machine needs to be serviced"

18. (verb) serve, service
mate with
"male animals serve the females for breeding purposes"


Definition of 'Service' Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary 

1. (noun) service
work a business does for its customers, and the quality of that work
the financial services we provide for our clients; good/bad service at the restaurant; a high level of customer service

2.  service
work sb does for other people or an organization
his twenty years of service at the company; a group performing community services

3.  service
a system that provides sth for the public
the country's national health service; bus/train services

4.  service
a religious ceremony
a church service

5.  service
the act of having a vehicle's engine checked
My car's in for a service.

6. (verb) service
to check and fix a vehicle's engine
mechanics servicing the airplane's engine; I have to get the car serviced.


Definition of 'Service' Webster Dictionary 

1. (noun) Service
the act of serving; the occupation of a servant; the performance of labor for the benefit of another, or at another's command; attendance of an inferior, hired helper, slave, etc., on a superior, employer, master, or the like; also, spiritual obedience and love

2. (noun) Service
the deed of one who serves; labor performed for another; duty done or required; office

3. (noun) Service
office of devotion; official religious duty performed; religious rites appropriate to any event or ceremonial; as, a burial service

4. (noun) Service
hence, a musical composition for use in churches

5. (noun) Service
duty performed in, or appropriate to, any office or charge; official function; hence, specifically, military or naval duty; performance of the duties of a soldier

6. (noun) Service
useful office; advantage conferred; that which promotes interest or happiness; benefit; avail

7. (noun) Service
profession of respect; acknowledgment of duty owed

8. (noun) Service
the act and manner of bringing food to the persons who eat it; order of dishes at table; also, a set or number of vessels ordinarily used at table; as, the service was tardy and awkward; a service of plate or glass

9. (noun) Service
the act of bringing to notice, either actually or constructively, in such manner as is prescribed by law; as, the service of a subp/na or an attachment

10. (noun) Service
the materials used for serving a rope, etc., as spun yarn, small lines, etc

11. (noun) Service
the act of serving the ball

12. (noun) Service
act of serving or covering. See Serve, v. t., 13

13.  Service
alt. of Service

14.  Service
a name given to several trees and shrubs of the genus Pyrus, as Pyrus domestica and P. torminalis of Europe, the various species of mountain ash or rowan tree, and the American shad bush (see Shad bush, under Shad). They have clusters of small, edible, applelike berries


Translation of 'Service' Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary 

Sense: the process of serving customers in a hotel, shop etc
You get very slow service in that shop; (

Afrikaans flag Afrikaans: diens Arabic flag Arabic: خِدْمَه Bulgarian flag Bulgarian: обслужване
Brazilian flag Brazilian: serviço Czech flag Czech: obsluha; za obsluhu German flag German: die Bedienung
Danish flag Danish: betjening; service; servi Greek flag Greek: εξυπηρέτηση Spanish flag Spanish: servicio
Estonian flag Estonian: teenindamine Farsi flag Farsi: ارائه خدمات Finnish flag Finnish: palvelu
French flag French: (de) service Hebrew flag Hebrew: שֵׁירוּת Hindi flag Hindi: कार्य सेवा, कर्तव्य
Croatian flag Croatian: usluga Hungarian flag Hungarian: kiszolgálás Indonesian flag Indonesian: pelayanan
Icelandic flag Icelandic: þjónusta Italian flag Italian: servizio; di servizio Japanese flag Japanese: サービス
Korean flag Korean: 서비스 Lithuanian flag Lithuanian: aptarnavimas Latvian flag Latvian: serviss; apkalpošana
Malay flag Malay: perkhidmatan Dutch flag Dutch: bediening Norwegian flag Norwegian: betjening, stell
Polish flag Polish: obsługa Persian flag Persian: ارائه خدمات Pashto flag Pashto: خدمت: كار: وظيفه: مذهبي ر
Portuguese flag Portuguese: serviço Romanian flag Romanian: (de) serviciu Russian flag Russian: обслуживание, сервис
Slovak flag Slovak: obsluha; za obsluhu Slovenian flag Slovenian: postrežba Serbian flag Serbian: usluga
Swedish flag Swedish: service, betjäning Thai flag Thai: การบริการ Turkish flag Turkish: servis, hizmet
Taiwanese flag Taiwanese: 服務 Ukrainian flag Ukrainian: обслуговування; сервіс Urdu flag Urdu: گاہکوں کی خدمت
Vietnamese flag Vietnamese: sự phục vụ Chinese flag Chinese: 服务

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