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service | American Dictionary

service
noun
us/ˈsɜr·vɪs/

servicenoun (HELP)

[ U ]
the help provided to a customer by someone who works in esp. a restaurant or store:
The service in this restaurant is terrible – I’ve been waiting fifteen minutes.

servicenoun (WORK)

work done or help provided, esp. for the public or for a person or an organization:
[ U ]She was given the award for a lifetime of public service.
[ U ]The airplane had been in service (= used) for fifteen years.
[ pl ]You should have the services of a lawyer.

servicenoun (SYSTEM)

[ C/U ]
a system, organization, or business that provides for a public need, or the operation of such a system:
[ C ]the diplomatic/postal service
[ C ]medical/social services
[ U ]There is bus service to Newark Airport every twenty minutes.
[ C/U ]
A service is a business that provides something for people but does not produce goods:
[ U ]My brother runs a car service (= business that rents cars with drivers).
[ C/U ]
The service is the armed forces:
[ U ]He spent ten years in the service.

servicenoun (RELIGIOUS CEREMONY)

[ C ]
a formal religious ceremony

servicenoun (EMPLOYMENT)

[ U ]
work done for others, such as cleaning or repairing, caring for a building, or making deliveries:
This building has five service employees including the super.
[ U ]
A service entrance is an entrance to a building that is used for deliveries.

servicenoun (BALL HIT)

[ U ]
the act of hitting a ball to put it in play in tennis and some other sports
service
verb[ T ]
us/ˈsɜr·vəs/

serviceverb[T] (REPAIR)

to examine a machine and repair any parts that are not working:
I’m taking the car in to have it serviced this afternoon.

service | Business English

service
noun
uk /ˈsɜːvɪs/us
[ C or U ] COMMERCE
business activity that involves doing things for customers rather than producing goods, or a single act of doing something for a customer:
The bank was the first to offer 24-hour telephone banking service.
We haven't actively promoted the email service because we have to be sure we can meet demand.
These days there are service jobs that no one ever dreamed about in the 1950s.
GDP is a measure of an economy's output of goods and services.
The goal is to increase customer loyalty by providing customized products and services.
offer/provide a serviceCareer consultants offer numerous services, including résumé polishing.
service for sb/sthWe provide an internet service for lawyers.
[ C ] GOVERNMENT
a system or organization that provides something important that the public needs:
the ambulance/health/postal, etc. service
The planners have to investigate what local services are available including transport, housing, and schooling for employees' children.
[ C ] GOVERNMENT
a government department that is responsible for a particular area or activity:
The immigration service has won an important victory in the courts.
[ C or U ] TRANSPORT
a system of buses, trains, aircraft, etc. that travel between particular places:
Passenger traffic registered a sharp rise thanks to the opening of a new ferry service from Liverpool to Dublin.
The 18:43 service to Liverpool has been cancelled.
Commercial air service is ready to resume today.
[ U ] COMMERCE
the way that employees of a business, store, etc. deal with customers, especially how quickly and effectively they do this:
level/quality/standard of serviceWe constantly seek to improve the quality of service we give to our customers.
good/excellent/poor service
provide/give serviceThey have provided excellent service in handling problem cases.
get/receive serviceIt seems like you never get good service in restaurants these days.
 services
[ plural ]formal
the particular skills that someone can offer to others:
You need the services of a lawyer.
offer your services (as sth)He has offered his services as a mediator in the dispute.
Until fairly recently the Law Society frowned upon solicitors advertising their services in any way.
[ C or U ] HR
the time an employee spends working for an organization, or the work they do:
British labour law gives employees rights dependent upon their length of service.
15/40, etc. years (of) serviceThe amount of the severance payment is based on his 25 years service with the group.
Under Germany's constitution, the unions and employers' federations have the exclusive right to negotiate wages and conditions of service.
[ C ]UK
a check and repair of a vehicle or machine that is done at regular periods:
I'm taking my car in for a service.
 be of service (to sb)
formal
to help someone:
Hello, how can I be of service?
 in service
being used:
If we find a technology that will work, it could be in service by 2012.

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