What does service mean?
Definitions for service
ˈsɜr vɪsser·vice
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word service.
Princeton's WordNet
servicenoun
work done by one person or group that benefits another
"budget separately for goods and services"
servicenoun
an act of help or assistance
"he did them a service"
service, religious service, divine servicenoun
the act of public worship following prescribed rules
"the Sunday service"
servicenoun
a company or agency that performs a public service; subject to government regulation
servicenoun
employment in or work for another
"he retired after 30 years of service"
military service, armed service, servicenoun
a force that is a branch of the armed forces
Service, Robert William Servicenoun
Canadian writer (born in England) who wrote about life in the Yukon Territory (1874-1958)
avail, help, servicenoun
a means of serving
"of no avail"; "there's no help for it"
service, table servicenoun
tableware consisting of a complete set of articles (silver or dishware) for use at table
servicing, servicenoun
the act of mating by male animals
"the bull was worth good money in servicing fees"
servicenoun
(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
serve, servicenoun
(sports) a stroke that puts the ball in play
"his powerful serves won the game"
service, serving, service of processnoun
the act of delivering a writ or summons upon someone
"he accepted service of the subpoena"
overhaul, inspection and repair, servicenoun
periodic maintenance on a car or machine
"it was time for an overhaul on the tractor"
serviceverb
the performance of duties by a waiter or servant
"that restaurant has excellent service"
service, serveverb
be used by; as of a utility
"The sewage plant served the neighboring communities"; "The garage served to shelter his horses"
serviceverb
make fit for use
"service my truck"; "the washing machine needs to be serviced"
serve, serviceverb
mate with
"male animals serve the females for breeding purposes"
Wiktionary
servicenoun
An event in which an entity takes the responsibility that something desirable happens on the behalf of another entity.
servicenoun
Action or work that is produced, then traded, bought or sold, then finally consumed.
Hair care is a service industry.
servicenoun
A function that is provided by one program or machine for another.
This machine provides the name service for the LAN.
servicenoun
The state of being subordinate to or employed by an individual or group
Lancelot was at the service of King Arthur.
servicenoun
The military.
I did three years in the service before coming here.
servicenoun
A set of dishes or utensils.
She brought out the silver tea service.
servicenoun
The act of initially starting, or serving, the ball in play in tennis, volleyball, and other games.
The player had four service faults in the set.
servicenoun
A religious rite or ritual.
The funeral service was touching.
servicenoun
The serving, or delivery, of a summons or writ.
The service happened yesterday.
serviceverb
To serve.
They service the customer base.
serviceverb
To perform maintenance.
He is going to service the car.
serviceverb
To perform a sexual act.
He was going to service her.
servicenoun
A taxi shared among unrelated passengers, each of whom pays part of the fare; often, it has a fixed route between cities.
Etymology: From servise (French:).
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Servicenoun
Etymology: service, Fr. servitium, Latin.
The banish’d Kent, who in disguise
Follow’d his king, and did him service
Improper for a slave. William Shakespeare, K. Lear.Both fell by our servants, by those men we lov’d most:
A most unnatural and faithless service. William Shakespeare.I have served prince Florizel; but now I am out of service. William Shakespeare.
By oppressing and betraying me,
Thou might’st have sooner got another service. William Shakespeare.These that accuse him are a yoke of his discarded men; very rogues, now they be out of service. William Shakespeare.
A court, properly a fair, the end of it trade and gain; for none would go to service that thinks he has enough to live well of himself. William Temple.
That service is not service, so being done,
But being so allow’d. William Shakespeare, Cymbeline.This poem was the last piece of service I did for my master King Charles. Dryden.
Madam, I entreat true peace of you,
Which I will purchase with my duteous service. William Shakespeare.Riches gotten by service, tho’ it be of the best rise, yet when gotten by flattery, may be placed amongst the worst. Francis Bacon.
I am a woman, lacking wit,
To make a seemly answer to such persons,
Pray do my service to his majesty. William Shakespeare, Hen. VIII.Thou nature, art my Goddess; to thy law
My services are bound. William Shakespeare, K. Lear.God requires no man’s service upon hard and unreasonable Terms. John Tillotson, Serm.
Altho’ they built castles and made freeholders, yet were there no tenures and services reserved to the crown; but the lords drew all the respect and dependency of the common people unto themselves. John Davies, State of Ireland.
The order of human society cannot be preserved, nor the services requisite to the support of it be supplied, without a distinction of stations, and a long subordination of offices. John Rogers.
If stations of power and trust were constantly made the rewards of virtue, men of great abilities would endeavour to excel in the duties of a religious life, in order to qualify themselves for publick service. Jonathan Swift.
When he cometh to experience of service abroad, or is put to a piece or pike, he maketh a worthy soldier. Edmund Spenser.
At the parliament at Oxford his youth and want of experience in sea service had somewhat been shrewdly touched, even before the sluices of popular liberty were yet set open. Henry Wotton, Buckingham.
Such fellows will learn you by rote where services were done, at such and such a breach. William Shakespeare, Hen. V.
All the vessels of the king’s house are not for uses of honour, some be common stuff, and for mean services, yet profitable. Henry Spelman.
The stork’s plea, when taken in a net, was the service she did in picking up venemous creatures. Roger L'Estrange.
The clergy prevent themselves from doing much service to religion, by affecting so much to converse with each other, and caring so little to mingle with the laity. Jonathan Swift.
Gentle streams visit populous towns in their course, and are at once of ornament and service to them. Alexander Pope.
To thee a woman’s services are due,
My fool usurps my body. William Shakespeare, K. Lear.According to this form of theirs, it must stand for a rule, no sermon, no service. Richard Hooker.
If that very service of God in the Jewish synagogues, which our Lord did approve and sanctify with his own presence, had so large portions of the law and prophets, together with the many prayers and psalms read day by day, as equal in a manner the length of ours, and yet in that respect was never thought to deserve blame; is it now an offence that the like measure of time is bestowed in the like manner? Richard Hooker.
I know no necessity why private and single abilities should quite justle out and deprive the church of the joint abilities and concurrent gifts of many learned and godly men, such as the composers of the service-book were. Charles I .
The congregation was discomposed, and divine service broken off. Isaac Watts.
Cleopatra made Antony a supper sumptuous and royal; howbeit there was no extraordinary service seen on the board. George Hakewill.
The flower consists of several leaves, which are placed orbicularly, and expand in form of a rose, whose flower-cup afterwards becomes a fruit shaped like a pear or medlar: to which must be added, pennated leaves like that of the ash. Philip Miller.
October is drawn in a garment of yellow and carnation; in his left hand a basket of services, medlars, and other fruits that ripen late. Henry Peacham.
ChatGPT
Service
A service is the action of performing a specific task or providing assistance to meet the needs or interests of others. Services can be intangible in nature, such as customer support, healthcare, or consulting, or they can involve tangible actions like repair, maintenance, or transportation. In essence, services involve the provision of skills, expertise, or labor to fulfill a particular objective or requirement of individuals or organizations.
Webster Dictionary
Service
alt. of Service
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
Servicenoun
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
Servicenoun
the deed of one who serves; labor performed for another; duty done or required; office
Servicenoun
office of devotion; official religious duty performed; religious rites appropriate to any event or ceremonial; as, a burial service
Servicenoun
hence, a musical composition for use in churches
Servicenoun
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
Servicenoun
useful office; advantage conferred; that which promotes interest or happiness; benefit; avail
Servicenoun
profession of respect; acknowledgment of duty owed
Servicenoun
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
Servicenoun
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
Servicenoun
the materials used for serving a rope, etc., as spun yarn, small lines, etc
Servicenoun
the act of serving the ball
Servicenoun
act of serving or covering. See Serve, v. t., 13
Etymology: [Properly, the tree which bears serve, OE. serves, pl., service berries, AS. syrfe service tree; akin to L. sorbus.]
Freebase
Service
In economics, a service is an intangible commodity. That is, services are an example of intangible economic goods. Service provision is often an economic activity where the buyer does not generally, except by exclusive contract, obtain exclusive ownership of the thing purchased. The benefits of such a service, if priced, are held to be self-evident in the buyer's willingness to pay for it. Public services are those society as a whole pays for through taxes and other means. By composing and orchestrating the appropriate level of resources, skill, ingenuity, and experience for effecting specific benefits for service consumers, service providers participate in an economy without the restrictions of carrying inventory or the need to concern themselves with bulky raw materials. On the other hand, their investment in expertise does require consistent service marketing and upgrading in the face of competition.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Service
sėr′vis, n. condition or occupation of a servant: a working for another: duty required in any office: military or naval duty: any liturgical form or office, public religious worship, religious ceremonial: a musical composition for devotional purposes: labour, assistance, or kindness to another: benefit: profession of respect: order of dishes at table, or a set of them: official function, use, employment: that which is furnished: a tree of rarely more than 30 feet high, with leaves and flowers like the Rowan-tree, but the former downy beneath—also Sorb.—ns. Serviceabil′ity, Ser′viceableness.—adj. Ser′viceable, able or willing to serve: advantageous: useful: capable of rendering long service, durable.—adv. Ser′viceably.—ns. Ser′vice-berr′y, a berry of the service-tree: (Scot.) the fruit of the white beam: a North American shrub, the shadbush; Ser′vice-book, a book of forms of religious service: a prayer-book; Ser′vice-box, a form of expansion joint, used in street-mains of steam-heating systems; Ser′vice-clean′er, a portable air-compressing pump and receiver for service-pipes; Ser′vice-line, one of two lines drawn across the court twenty-one feet from the net, in lawn-tennis; Ser′vice-mag′azine, a magazine for storing ammunition for immediate use; Ser′vice-pipe, a smaller pipe from a main-pipe to a dwelling; Ser′vice-tree, a tree of the pear family, with close-grained wood and an edible fruit; Ser′ving-mall′et, a piece of wood having a groove on one side to fit the convexity of a rope; Din′ner-ser′vice, a full set of dishes for dinner; Tā′ble-ser′vice, a set of utensils for the table; Wild′-ser′vice, a small species of service-tree, cultivated in England for its fruit and wood.—Service of an heir (Scots law), a proceeding before a jury to determine the heir of a person deceased.—Active service, service of a soldier, &c., in the field, against an enemy; At your service, a phrase of civility; Have seen service, to have been in active military service: to have been put to hard use; Plain service, in Anglican usage, an office which is simply read. [Fr.,—L. servitium.]
Dictionary of Nautical Terms
service
The profession; as a general term, expresses every kind of duty which a naval or military man can be called upon to perform. Also, implying any bold exploit.--To see service, is a common expression, which implies actual contest with the enemy.--Service, of served rope, is the spun-yarn wound round a rope by means of a serving-board or mallet.
Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
service
In a military sense is the art of serving the state in war. All studies, acts, and efforts of the profession of arms have this end in view. To belong to the army and to belong to the land service, are the same thing. In a more restricted sense, service is the performance of military duty. In its general sense, service embraces all details of the military art. But in its restricted sense, actual service is the exercise of military functions. To see service, is a common expression denoting actual collision with an enemy. To retire from service, to quit the army, or resign.
Editors Contribution
serviceverb
1.) A business ownership prescribed by law; acknowledged and certified of operation under Assumed Name which was profiled in a governing office. 2.) Service is acts or actions that provide a serial series of organized moral or wicked behavior.
Those who choose to be in service with the satanic system have a reservation in the pit of fire in permenition grounding.
Etymology: Certified certification
Submitted by Tony_Elyon on October 25, 2023
service
The act and process of providing a specific form of work.
The service provision is excellent and so efficient.
Submitted by MaryC on February 24, 2020
service
The act of process of the regular maintenance of a vehicle or other form of transport and machinery.
Engineers are employed all over the world to service aircraft, systems, buses, trains, machinery etc.
Submitted by MaryC on December 21, 2015
Surnames Frequency by Census Records
SERVICE
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Service is ranked #17896 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
The Service surname appeared 1,562 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 would have the surname Service.
71.7% or 1,120 total occurrences were White.
22.1% or 346 total occurrences were Black.
3.4% or 54 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
2.2% or 35 total occurrences were of two or more races.
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British National Corpus
Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'service' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #283
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'service' in Written Corpus Frequency: #452
Nouns Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'service' in Nouns Frequency: #24
Verbs Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'service' in Verbs Frequency: #1044
Anagrams for service »
scrieve
cerevis
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of service in Chaldean Numerology is: 7
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of service in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
Examples of service in a Sentence
Service is joy, Service is the kindness. Service is love, Service is the happiness.
[W]e don’t treat customer service as a cost center . . . and we don’t outsource customer service to save money. We apply the same rigorous hiring standards in that department as in any other function. We strongly believe that our service centers are a critical part of the customer experience and that if something goes wrong and we’re able to fix it, we’ll have that customer for life. And our data confirms that.” - Darren Huston
Virginia Crocheron Gildersleeve:
The ability to think straight, some knowledge of the past, some vision of the future, some skill to do useful service, some urge to fit that service into the well-being of the community-these are the most vital things education must try to produce.
Veterans face a lot of adversity when it comes to burn pit exposure. Three things are needed for service connection, exposure and service, a current disability, and a nexus between that exposure and their disability, the Nexus piece is usually the most difficult to establish and with Chris, because the onset was in service, the VA found that there was a nexus. For most veterans, the disability manifests after service, and so, without a presumptive for conditions due to burn pit exposure, the burden is on the veteran to present evidence of a medical nexus between their current disability and their burn pit exposure. Most of the time, the VA doesn't recognize the connection.
The Pope's works of charity for the poor are certainly one of the essential uses, but is certainly not the intention of the faithful to exclude the possibility that the Pope himself may evaluate situations of urgency and the way of responding, in the light of his service for the good of the universal Church, the Pope's service also includes the Roman Curia, as an instrument of his service.
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Translations for service
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- diensAfrikaans
- خدمةArabic
- xidmətAzerbaijani
- службаBulgarian
- servei, servirCatalan, Valencian
- podání, služba, bohoslužba, práceCzech
- gweinidogaethWelsh
- Dienstleistung, Wehrdienst, Service, Gottesdienst, Aufschlag, Angabe, Dienst, bedienen, wartenGerman
- υπηρεσίαGreek
- servoEsperanto
- servicio, saque, servirSpanish
- teenistus, teenus, jumalateenistus, serviis, teenindama, hooldamaEstonian
- خدمت, سرویس, خدمت کردنPersian
- alaisuus, astiasto, asepalvelus, jumalanpalvelus, palvelus, palvelu, aloitussyöttö, reittitaksi, syöttö, tuomion lukeminen, huoltaa, palvellaFinnish
- service, servir, maintenirFrench
- seirbheisScottish Gaelic
- servizoGalician
- שירותHebrew
- सेवा, सर्विसHindi
- szerva, szolgáltatás, szolgálat, adogatás, szerviz, készlet, szervizelHungarian
- սպասք, ծառայություն, ծառայումArmenian
- servicioInterlingua
- jawa, dinas, layananIndonesian
- servizioItalian
- 務め, サービスJapanese
- სამსახურიGeorgian
- 용역, 서비스, 복무, 봉사Korean
- خزمهتKurdish
- prodessendumLatin
- tarnybaLithuanian
- dienestsLatvian
- ratonga, whakaekeekeMāori
- perkhidmatan, servis, khidmatMalay
- tjenesteNorwegian
- eredienst, bediening, dienstDutch
- tenesteNorwegian Nynorsk
- usługa, służba, serwis, usługiwaniePolish
- serviço, [[fazer]] ([[a]]) [[manutenção]], servirPortuguese
- serviciuRomanian
- служба, сервис, сервиз, молебен, подача, обслуживаниеRussian
- служба, servis, služba, сервисSerbo-Croatian
- služba, obsluhaSlovak
- službaSlovene
- shërbimAlbanian
- tjänst, gudstjänst, delgivningSwedish
- huduma, hudumiaSwahili
- சேவைTamil
- సేవTelugu
- การบริการThai
- hizmetTurkish
- armiye türiUyghur, Uighur
- службаUkrainian
- سروسUrdu
- cây thanh lương tràVietnamese
- דינסטYiddish
- 服务Chinese
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