full-serviceadj.n.
/ˌfʊlˈsəːvɪs/, U.S. /ˌfʊlˈsərvəs/ A. adj.
1. Military. Designating a charge consisting of the full or maximum amount of propellant for a particular shell for use in action at maximum range. Now chiefly historical.
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1828 Q. Jrnl. Sci., Lit. & Art 25 117 If..it should, upon actual trial, be found inconvenient to employ the full service charge of one-third the weight of the shot for these converted pieces [etc.].
1866 Jrnl. Royal United Service Inst. 9 399 The number of rounds fired.., full service charges being used with all guns except the 70-pounders, which fired 12 rounds with 8lb. charges.
1902 Order No. 97 25 Aug. 1 in Gen. Orders (U.S. Adjutant General's Office) (1903) The practice with full-service charge will be the last held during the year, and will be the culmination of the year's instruction.
1923 Pop. Mech. Mar. 412/1 [The] navy rifle..would unlock its massive breech..when fired with the light charges used for saluting, but when used with the high-pressure full-service charges, would remain..locked.
2007 C. E. Brodine in C. E. Brodine et al. Interpreting Old Ironsides 9 A full service charge weighed roughly one third of the projectile being fired. Thus an 8-pound charge was used for a 24-pound shot.
2. Railways. Designating the application of maximum braking power under normal running conditions, esp. as opposed to braking procedure in an emergency; of or relating to the application of such power.
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1892 Engin. News 13 Feb. 160/3 With the Westinghouse brake..after letting all air out through the full service port, there was no emergency application.
1893 Locomotive Engineers Jrnl. Jan. 48/1 Make a full service application, 60 to 40, and note time exhaust will remain open after you have lapped your valve.
1913 Pa. Railroad Company Locomotive Testing Plant at Altoona, Penna Bull. 25 i. 81 The result of these several advantages is to produce a much shorter stop..than with a full service electropneumatic application.
1989 United Press Internat. (Nexis) 16 May The engineer on a runaway freight train apparently failed to apply full-service brakes at a point required to stop the train and possibly prevent the derailment.
2016 R. Senior Train Doctor v. 67 A full service brake application made no difference to the brake pipe reading still at 4.6 bars.
3. Of a business, establishment, etc.: that offers or has a complete range of services or amenities.
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1913 Printers' Ink 19 June 58/1 So not even the full-service agency would be so shortsighted as to advocate a change in the method of agency payment.
1934 P. A. Reynolds Garage Organization & Managem. i. 4 The third type of garage is..the Full Service business, which caters, in addition to the services already mentioned, for repairs of every description.
1960 Life 18 Apr. 53/1 (advt.) Whether you want a savings account, checking account, low-cost personal loan, car loan, farm or business loan..a full-service bank can take care of you!
1991 Premiere Dec. 79 Upstairs is a full-service gym, a party-size Jacuzzi, a sauna, and a sprawling bedroom.
1994 Wall Street Jrnl. 17 May a14/1 Morgan built up a full-service investment bank, the final move in that transformation was merchant banking.
2005 Philadelpha Nov. 54/1 Dogma..is a full-service salon and day spa for canines.
4. North American. Designating a restaurant, petrol station, etc., where customers are waited on or attended to by staff. Frequently in contrast to self-service. Cf. self-service adj.
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society > trade and finance > trading place > place where retail transactions made > [adjective] > relating to shop > types of shop
high streetc1600
co-op1872
multiple1903
fixed price1907
serve-self1909
serve-yourself1909
quick-service1910
self-serve1910
self-service1912
drive-through1918
Army and Navy1919
drive-in1930
one-stop1933
Army-Navy1934
full-service1934
mom-and-pop1942
walkround1950
ma-and-pa1965
pop-up1993
the world > food and drink > food > consumption of food or drink > eating > eating place > [adjective] > types of eating-house
stand-up1872
quick-lunch1891
sit-down1891
help-yourself1894
quick-and-dirty1908
serve-self1908
drive-through1918
tea-shoppy1931
full-service1934
snack bar1940
fast-casual1995
1934 Retail Distribution: Food Retailing (15th Census U.S.) (U.S. Dept. Commerce) 22 Technically the term ‘restaurant’ should be used only in description of the full-service eating place where meals are served at tables, with waiter service.
1966 Albert Lea (Minnesota) Sunday Tribune 13 Feb. Mr. Motorist do you patronize a full service gas station.
1987 A. Wimbey & E. L. Jenkins Analyze organize Write (rev. ed.) iv. 82 Went to Exxon for gas, self-service pump broken, full-service pump was $1.54 for super unleaded.
1994 Minnesota Monthly May 68/3 Full-service restaurant featuring traditional American and Cajun.
2006 D. Trussoni Falling through Earth (2007) x. 177 We drove past fishing shacks, a full-service gas station, and barn after barn capped with snow.
B. n.
North American. At a petrol station: a system whereby an attendant pumps the petrol for the customer, and sometimes also cleans their windshield, checks the oil, etc. Frequently in contrast to a self-service system.
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society > trade and finance > buying > [noun] > shopping > shopping by specific method
home shopping1874
mail order1906
self-service1913
self-serve1919
comparison shopping1921
teleshopping1944
full-service1978
online shopping1982
1978 Washington Post 19 May c14/1 One lane offers regular gas with ‘full service’ for 67.9 cents a gallon.
1983 N.Y. Times 9 June d2 The American gas station, after a decade of swift, disjointing changes that have made ‘full service’ an increasingly scarce attribute, is about to undergo its own form of electronics revolution.
2007 J. R. Lott, Jr. Freedomnomics 30 Full-service costs more due to the extra service, not to a difference in gasoline quality.
Compounds
full-service broker n. a stockbroker or brokerage firm that provides investment advice and related services to clients in addition to facilitating transactions; frequently in contrast to discount broker n. (b) at discount n. and adj. Compounds 3.
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1967 Moderator Dec. 47/2 Shorter brochures that should be helpful are What Everybody Ought to Know about the Stock Market; and for a good introduction to the functions of a ‘full-service’ broker, This is ML,P,F&S.
1972 N.Y. Times 11 Nov. 44 When a small investor wants to buy a stock, in all probability he's going to have to go to a full-service broker.
2011 S. Fisher & S. Shelly Compl. Idiot's Guide Stock Investing xv. 188 A discount broker buys and sells stock for you, but does not offer advice, conduct research for you, or provide the other services offered by full-service brokers.
full-service brokerage n. a brokerage firm that provides investment advice and related services to clients in addition to facilitating transactions.In quot. 1965 the expression full-service modifies the compound brokerage office.
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1965 Lima (Ohio) News 11 Apr. c15/4 Our staff of brokers tripled our office space and designed into it one of the most complete and comprehensive full-service brokerage offices in the Midwest.]
1980 Baron's National Business & Financial Weekly 6 Oct. 76 For a more complete picture of North American mining stocks call or write the T.E. Slanker Company, a full service brokerage.
2000 R. T. Plant eCommerce v. 130 Full-service brokerages will ultimately be forced to compete in the online low-cost arena.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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