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Meaning service meaning

What does service mean?
Definitions in simple English

service Noun

— An action or work by one person that can be consumed by another person. Hair care is a service industry. — A function that is provided by one program or machine for another. This machine provides the name service for the LAN. — The military. I did three years of service before coming here. — A set of dishes or utensils. She brought out the silver tea service. — 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. — A religious rite or ritual. The funeral service was good. — The serving, or delivery, of a document requiring someone to appear in a court of law. The service happened yesterday. — That which is provided by the government or its agents. The Job Centre provides a service to the unemployed.

service Verb

— If you service something, you serve them. They service the customer base. — If you service something, you perform maintenance on them. He is going to service the car.

service

— noun work done by one person or group that benefits another budget separately for goods and services — noun an act of help or assistance he did them a service — noun the act of public worship following prescribed rules the Sunday service — noun a company or agency that performs a public service; subject to government regulation — noun employment in or work for another he retired after 30 years of service — verb (= serve) be used by; as of a utility The sewage plant served the neighboring communities The garage served to shelter his horses — noun (= military service) a force that is a branch of the armed forces — verb make fit for use service my truck the washing machine needs to be serviced — noun (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 — noun the performance of duties by a waiter or servant that restaurant has excellent service — noun the act of delivering a writ or summons upon someone he accepted service of the subpoena — noun tableware consisting of a complete set of articles (silver or dishware) for use at table — noun (= serve) (sports) a stroke that puts the ball in play his powerful serves won the game — noun (= servicing) the act of mating by male animals the bull was worth good money in servicing fees — verb (= serve) mate with male animals serve the females for breeding purposes — noun (= overhaul) periodic maintenance on a car or machine it was time for an overhaul on the tractor — noun (= avail, help) a means of serving of no avail there's no help for it

Service

— noun Canadian writer (born in England) who wrote about life in the Yukon Territory (1874-1958)

Synonyms service synonyms

What other words have the same or similar meaning as service?

service English » English

attendance serve worship office duty employment use help work job serving maintenance labor favour military service favor assistance set public service overhaul labour function bureau benefit armed forces agency upkeep servitude servicing service bureau position maintenance service debt service ceremony business armed services waiting upon task service of process service department ritual rite religious service post ministry ministration kindness hospitality facility divine service

Service English » English

Robert William Service

Topics service topics

What do people use service to talk about?
Person Life Marriage

Wedding
Social behavior Authority Submit to authority

Serve
Social behavior Religion Practice religion

Worship
Social behavior Religion Religious organization

Christianity
Work and occupation Business organization

Marketing
Person Life Die

Funeral
Social behavior Religion Practice religion

Religious ceremony
Language and thought Communication Reading and writing

Letter
Work and occupation Finance

Tax

Conjugation service conjugation

How do you conjugate service?

service · verb

Examples service examples

How do I use service in a sentence?

Simple sentences

My telephone service was cut off because of unpaid bills.
Why don't you call customer service?
The Concorde supersonic airplanes are no longer in active service; you can only see them in some museums.
Tom scolded a shop assistant for her slow service.
There is no bus service in the area.
The bus service is not good between nine and ten.
I am entirely at your service.
Room service. May I help you?
That bank over there would do the service.
Is there a service charge for that?
There is no regular boat service to the island.
There is no bus service to the village.
They run a ferry service across the river.
The food is very good and the same is true of the service.
No other hotel can beat this one for service.
We are interested in your service.
We are always aiming at improving the quality of service.
I will be glad, if I can be of any service to you.
Can you tell me where the nearest hotel service phone is?
I'm sorry to say, but the service isn't very good.
We complained about the poor service.
This restaurant can't be matched for good service.
Do you have laundry service?
I'm always at your service.

Movie subtitles

Did you come straight to us from active service?
I wasn't on active service when you called me.
Thank you so much for your service.
Until after the service when.
It was only a matter of an hour before the service that Mr Bugle delivered Declan, and I had my helpers with me.
And if the Wadsworths knew that we had special guests and I didn't give proper service, well.
It's all part of the service.
Last Sunday morning, did you give a sermon at the 8am service?
Uh, no. No, um, my associate Delia did that service.
OK. Order of service.
Saved! Pierre Leclerc at your service, Sir.
French Republic (Liberty, Equality, Brotherhood) Police Department Security service Paris, June 5th, 1911 The inspector Juve is responsible for the inquiry concerning the disappearance of Lord Beltham.
Inspector Juve Service of Safety Prefecture of police Paris Everything goes well.
I've only one last service to ask of you. our Highness.
Fortunately the Dutch Telecommunication Service (PTT) had moved several german radar dishes from the dunes to the radio station at Kootwijk.
They've giving land to young soldiers who've completed 5 of their 7 years of service.
I'd forgotten that nowadays most rental cars come with an anti-theft GPS service.
The service here is excellent.
Colonel Buckshot at your service.
She's been in my service since boyhood.
At your service. The last of the Kentucky Buckshots.
Right away, ladies and gents, at your service.
I'm doing a lot for you, Rico, but when I get you planted I'll expect plenty of service.
As you may have guessed by now, I am in charge. of the Secret Service of lmperial Austria.
I am sending you the widow of Captain Kolverer, who will enter the service as X-27.
It's the head of the Secret Service.
As a matter of record, tell me why a woman charged with important work should permit or aid the escape of a dangerous enemy, why she should dishonour the service, violate duty because of a casual affection for that man.
You had a chance to redeem your unfortunate life in the service of your country.
Yes. Forex service will also be open for foreign diplomats on the weekend.
But if the Master knows, he'll go crazy. After Special Customer Service's Tae Yang left Kingdom's Master Joo, there's a huge rumor that he's a bit out of his mind.
Yi Ryeong's manager? Hey, Dog Manners. Move to a place filled with ahjussis rather than the Diplomatic Service.
Thrilled to be of service to the firemen, Mr. Raynal immediately offered them the use of his car.
No, no, I mean, in recognition of my many years of service with the railroad, you have presented me with these ties.
He finished his service in Africa. and his superiors had not been lenient at the time of his discharge. he'd still be serving time in a penal battalion. and would not be here today.
AFTER ALL MY YEARS OF SERVICE?
BUT THIS MAN REALLY IS GUERCHARD, ONE OF THE HEADS OF THE SECRET SERVICE.
You know that ain't a high commission. considering the personal service I give my clientele.
I can connect you with room service.
You get back your service stripes, honey.
Oh, Alf, we've been so happy here in service.
You were so respectable when we was in service.

News and current affairs

Under Putin, the security service has had its revenge.
It would remove two major sources of corruption and inefficiency: the customs service and the misuse of public funds in general.
Without Taliban sanctuaries on the Pakistani side of the Afghan border and the backing by the Pakistani intelligence service ISI, the rebirth of the Taliban's armed insurgency against the central Afghan government would have been impossible.
Our energy companies service a territory the size of France; they will all be privatized.
If this is more than lip service, and if she really carries out a serious reform of the German welfare state's incentive structure, the result could be higher employment and structural economic growth.
Unfortunately, the DPJ scrapped an LDP-sponsored civil-service reform bill, which would have allowed the DPJ to replace mandarins with an army of political appointees.
School districts are increasing class sizes as they shed teachers, as well as deferring maintenance projects and curtailing the school-bus service.
Even this limited version would constitute progress; most of the gains arise from removing the red tape that complicates cross-border establishment of small and medium-size service enterprises and limits competition in broad sectors of the economy.
Because banks service their depositors on a first-come-first-served basis, those who wait risk being left empty-handed, because the bank may be forced to liquidate its long term-assets at a loss and run out of resources.
This is highly inefficient, because while it is individually rational for depositors to want their money immediately, the bank might have been able to service all of them had they been collectively patient.
And they still occasionally find themselves in situations in which their debt has become unsustainable and they need outside help to continue to meet their debt-service obligations.
Sometimes, debt-service payments are rescheduled and perhaps stretched out over a longer period, thus giving the debtor country time to regain its ability to pay.
After 2005, Argentina maintained debt service on the new bonds.
Russia has a substantial foreign debt service, but the recent London Club deal reduced Soviet-era debt to commercial banks by half, easing the pressure mightily.
Surveys promoted by financial firms tend to show that trust in them has not diminished much, and that people continue to trust them even more than they do the National Health Service or the BBC.
The type of rescheduling proposed here would signal the Greek government's readiness to service its debt in full, and thus might be accepted without too much disruption in financial markets.
To be sure, the EU recognized its need for a coherent strategy, and attempted to resolve it by establishing the European External Action Service and the position of High Representative for Foreign Affairs.
In India, for example, feminists articulated to me a vision of women's equality that was family-centered rather than self-centered, and that valued service to community rather than personal gratification.
But the debtor countries are nonetheless obliged to service these debts by whatever means necessary, including more borrowing and further entanglement, leading to further impoverishment.
The danger is that applying this approach rigorously will invariably result in a bloated civil service and army.
Higher debt-service costs require higher tax rates, which in turn weaken incentives and reduce economic growth.
With a worsening recession, many LBOs that were loaded with too much debt and not enough equity will fail as firms with lower profits or higher losses become unable to service their loans.
The radical solution was to separate all the assets that were alien to the bank's core business, mainly real estate companies, but also firms in the manufacturing, construction, and service industries.

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