service

1 of 4

noun (1)

ser·vice ˈsər-vəs How to pronounce service (audio)

: the occupation or function of serving

in active service

: employment as a servant

entered his service

: the work performed by one that serves

good service

: help, use, benefit

glad to be of service

: contribution to the welfare of others

: disposal for use

I'm entirely at your service

: a form followed in worship or in a religious ceremony

the burial service

: a meeting for worship

—often used in plural

held evening services

: the act of serving: such as

: a helpful act

did him a service

: useful labor that does not produce a tangible commodity

—usually used in plural

charge for professional services

: serve

: a set of articles for a particular use

a silver tea service

: an administrative division (as of a government or business)

the consular service

: one of a nation's military forces (such as the army or navy)

: a facility supplying some public demand

telephone service

bus service

: a facility providing maintenance and repair

television service

: the materials (such as spun yarn, small lines, or canvas) used for serving a rope

: the act of bringing a legal writ, process, or summons to notice as prescribed by law

: the act of a male animal copulating with a female animal

: a branch of a hospital medical staff devoted to a particular specialty

obstetrical service

service

2 of 4

verb

serviced; servicing

transitive verb

: to perform services for: such as

: to repair or provide maintenance for

serviced the furnace

: to meet interest and sinking fund payments on

service government debt

: to perform any of the business functions auxiliary to production or distribution of

of a male animal : serve sense 10

servicer noun

service

3 of 4

adjective

: of or relating to the armed services

: used in serving or supplying

delivery men use the service entrance

: intended for hard or everyday use

: providing services

the service trades—from filling stations to universities—

John Fischer

: offering repair, maintenance, or incidental services

service

4 of 4

noun (2)

ser·vice ˈsər-vəs How to pronounce service (audio)

: an Old World tree (Sorbus domestica) resembling the related mountain ashes but having larger flowers and larger edible fruit

also : a related Old World tree (S. torminalis) with bitter fruits

Example Sentences

Verb I need to get my car serviced. The shop services sewing machines and old typewriters. The company was unable to service the loan. The bookstore primarily services people looking for out-of-print books. Adjective spent his time in the army as a correspondent for service newspapers

Recent Examples on the Web

Verb

Will the platform be able to generate the income to service them? —

Tim Fernholz, Quartz, 8 Dec. 2022 The Biden administration has set an ambitious goal: Half of all vehicles sold in 2030 must be zero-emission, and 500,000 charging ports must be in place to service them. —

Bart Ziegler, WSJ, 12 Nov. 2022 So the company’s 12 US technician training centers are running crash programs focused specifically on the Ariya, to make sure that every dealership that sells the vehicles can service them. —

Hiawatha Bray, BostonGlobe.com, 16 Aug. 2022 Now, three centuries later, a proposal has emerged to redevelop a weapon that would deliberately target trains and the tracks that service them. —

Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 2 Aug. 2022 There are around 2,000 corner cans, with only five people to service them, Wilkerson said. —

Sharon Coolidge, The Enquirer, 22 Mar. 2022 The region is already home to many such companies, which provide the equipment to make computer chips, the chemicals that operate those tools and the people who service them. —

oregonlive, 3 Jan. 2022 That hospital diverted that patient to another hospital that could properly service them, could coordinate the arrangement of a room and a doctor, and the patient died en route. —

CBS News, 24 Nov. 2021 But the Texas A&M offensive line and quarterback Zach Calzada aren’t good enough to service them. —

Christopher Smith, al, 4 Oct. 2021 See More

Word History

Etymology

Noun (1)

Middle English service, servise "state of serving or being at someone's command, position in a household, duty which a tenant is owed to a lord, assistance, form followed in Christian worship, provision of food at a table," borrowed from Anglo-French (also continental Old French), borrowed from Medieval Latin servitium, going back to Latin, "condition of being a slave, servitude," (in plural) "slaves as a class," from servus "slave" + -itium -ice — more at serve entry 1

Note: The Latin noun broadened its meaning in post-classical Latin (and in loans into vernacular languages), so that it effectually functioned as a deverbal noun corresponding to servīre "to serve entry 1."

Verb

derivative of service entry 1

Adjective

from attributive use of service entry 1

Noun (2)

probably respelling by folk-etymological association with service entry 1 of serves, plural of serve "the tree Sorbus domestica, its fruit," going back to Middle English cerve, cirve, serve, going back to Old English syrfe (weak noun), borrowed from Vulgar Latin *sorbea, from Latin sorbum "fruit of Sorbus domestica and related species" (of uncertain origin) + -ea, noun derivative of -ea, feminine of -eus -eous

Note: Latin sorbum has been compared with a group of words in East Slavic and Baltic, as Russian sorobalína "blackberry (Rubus sp.)," regional serbalína, serebrína "dog rose," and Lithuanian serbentà, serbénta "black currant (Ribes nigrum)," serbeñtas, ser͂bentas "red currant (Ribes rubrum)," and sirbstù, sir͂bti "to ripen." In the older literature these are linked with an assemblage of words allegedly going back to an Indo-European root *ser-, *sor-, *sr̥- "red, reddish," joined to an assortment of root extensions (compare Lithuanian sar͂tas "bay [of horses]" and other Baltic examples in E. Fraenkel, Litauisches etymologisches Wörterbuch). More recently, M. de Vaan (Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the Other Italic Languages, Brill, 2011) is skeptical of such a relationship and suggests at best a non-Indo-European etymon *sVrb- meaning "berry."

First Known Use

Noun (1)

13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Verb

1602, in the meaning defined above

Adjective

1718, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Noun (2)

1530, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing service

Kids Definition

service

1 of 2 noun

ser·vice ˈsər-vəs How to pronounce service (audio)

: the occupation or function of serving

in active service

: employment as a servant

entered the queen's service

: the work or action performed by one that serves

gives good service

: help entry 2 sense 1, use, benefit

be of service to them

: availability for use

I'll place a car at your service

: a religious ceremony or rite

the burial service

: the act of serving

: a helpful act : good turn

did us a service

: useful labor that does not produce goods

—usually used in plural

charge for professional services

: serve entry 2

: a set of articles for a particular use

a tea service

: a branch of public employment or the people working in it

the consular service

: a nation's armed forces

called into the service

: an organization for supplying some public demand or keeping up and repairing something

television sales and service

service adjective

service

2 of 2 verb

serviced; servicing

: to work at taking care of and repairing

service cars

Legal Definition

service

1 of 2 noun

ser·vice

: the act of delivering to or informing someone of a writ, summons, or other notice as prescribed by law

after service of process

see also notice by publication at notice, substituted service, summons

Note: Although service of process is primarily the means for a court to exert personal jurisdiction over a person, some form of service (as by publication of notice in a newspaper) is also usually required for exercise of in rem or quasi in rem jurisdiction.

: useful labor that does not produce a tangible commodity

—usually used in pl.

payment for services rendered

: the maintenance or repair of tangible property

machinery for the service and improvement of the residence

service

2 of 2 transitive verb

serviced; servicing

: to provide services for: as

: to meet interest and sinking fund payments on (debt)

didn't have the cash flow to service a large loan

: to collect payments and maintain a payment schedule for (a loan) especially after sale of the loan to a secondary mortgage market (as the Federal National Mortgage Association) compare originate

单词	service
释义	service 1 of 4 noun (1) ser·vice ˈsər-vəs 1 a : the occupation or function of serving in active service b : employment as a servant entered his service 2 a : the work performed by one that serves good service b : help, use, benefit glad to be of service c : contribution to the welfare of others d : disposal for use I'm entirely at your service 3 a : a form followed in worship or in a religious ceremony the burial service b : a meeting for worship —often used in plural held evening services 4 : the act of serving: such as a : a helpful act did him a service b : useful labor that does not produce a tangible commodity —usually used in plural charge for professional services c : serve 5 : a set of articles for a particular use a silver tea service 6 a : an administrative division (as of a government or business) the consular service b : one of a nation's military forces (such as the army or navy) 7 a : a facility supplying some public demand telephone service bus service b : a facility providing maintenance and repair television service 8 : the materials (such as spun yarn, small lines, or canvas) used for serving a rope 9 : the act of bringing a legal writ, process, or summons to notice as prescribed by law 10 : the act of a male animal copulating with a female animal 11 : a branch of a hospital medical staff devoted to a particular specialty obstetrical service service 2 of 4 verb serviced; servicing transitive verb : to perform services for: such as a : to repair or provide maintenance for serviced the furnace b : to meet interest and sinking fund payments on service government debt c : to perform any of the business functions auxiliary to production or distribution of d of a male animal : serve sense 10 servicer noun service 3 of 4 adjective 1 : of or relating to the armed services 2 : used in serving or supplying delivery men use the service entrance 3 : intended for hard or everyday use 4 a : providing services the service trades—from filling stations to universities—John Fischer b : offering repair, maintenance, or incidental services service 4 of 4 noun (2) ser·vice ˈsər-vəs : an Old World tree (Sorbus domestica) resembling the related mountain ashes but having larger flowers and larger edible fruit also : a related Old World tree (S. torminalis) with bitter fruits Synonyms Noun (1) benevolence boon courtesy favor grace indulgence kindness mercy turn Adjective martial military See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences Verb I need to get my car serviced. The shop services sewing machines and old typewriters. The company was unable to service the loan. The bookstore primarily services people looking for out-of-print books. Adjective spent his time in the army as a correspondent for service newspapers Recent Examples on the Web Verb Will the platform be able to generate the income to service them? —Tim Fernholz, Quartz, 8 Dec. 2022 The Biden administration has set an ambitious goal: Half of all vehicles sold in 2030 must be zero-emission, and 500,000 charging ports must be in place to service them. —Bart Ziegler, WSJ, 12 Nov. 2022 So the company’s 12 US technician training centers are running crash programs focused specifically on the Ariya, to make sure that every dealership that sells the vehicles can service them. —Hiawatha Bray, BostonGlobe.com, 16 Aug. 2022 Now, three centuries later, a proposal has emerged to redevelop a weapon that would deliberately target trains and the tracks that service them. —Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 2 Aug. 2022 There are around 2,000 corner cans, with only five people to service them, Wilkerson said. —Sharon Coolidge, The Enquirer, 22 Mar. 2022 The region is already home to many such companies, which provide the equipment to make computer chips, the chemicals that operate those tools and the people who service them. —oregonlive, 3 Jan. 2022 That hospital diverted that patient to another hospital that could properly service them, could coordinate the arrangement of a room and a doctor, and the patient died en route. —CBS News, 24 Nov. 2021 But the Texas A&M offensive line and quarterback Zach Calzada aren’t good enough to service them. —Christopher Smith, al, 4 Oct. 2021 See More Word History Etymology Noun (1) Middle English service, servise "state of serving or being at someone's command, position in a household, duty which a tenant is owed to a lord, assistance, form followed in Christian worship, provision of food at a table," borrowed from Anglo-French (also continental Old French), borrowed from Medieval Latin servitium, going back to Latin, "condition of being a slave, servitude," (in plural) "slaves as a class," from servus "slave" + -itium -ice — more at serve entry 1 Note: The Latin noun broadened its meaning in post-classical Latin (and in loans into vernacular languages), so that it effectually functioned as a deverbal noun corresponding to servīre "to serve entry 1." Verb derivative of service entry 1 Adjective from attributive use of service entry 1 Noun (2) probably respelling by folk-etymological association with service entry 1 of serves, plural of serve "the tree Sorbus domestica, its fruit," going back to Middle English cerve, cirve, serve, going back to Old English syrfe (weak noun), borrowed from Vulgar Latin sorbea, from Latin sorbum* "fruit of Sorbus domestica and related species" (of uncertain origin) + -ea, noun derivative of -ea, feminine of -eus -eous Note: Latin sorbum has been compared with a group of words in East Slavic and Baltic, as Russian sorobalína "blackberry (Rubus sp.)," regional serbalína, serebrína "dog rose," and Lithuanian serbentà, serbénta "black currant (Ribes nigrum)," serbeñtas, ser͂bentas "red currant (Ribes rubrum)," and sirbstù, sir͂bti "to ripen." In the older literature these are linked with an assemblage of words allegedly going back to an Indo-European root ser-, sor-, sr̥- "red, reddish," joined to an assortment of root extensions (compare Lithuanian sar͂tas* "bay [of horses]" and other Baltic examples in E. Fraenkel, Litauisches etymologisches Wörterbuch). More recently, M. de Vaan (Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the Other Italic Languages, Brill, 2011) is skeptical of such a relationship and suggests at best a non-Indo-European etymon sVrb- meaning "berry." First Known Use Noun (1) 13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a Verb 1602, in the meaning defined above Adjective 1718, in the meaning defined at sense 2 Noun (2) 1530, in the meaning defined above Phrases Containing service* application service provider at someone's service civil service active service civil service exam community service be of service do (someone) a service do (someone) no service divine service debt service fee-for-service military service full-service Internet service provider go into service lip service out of service in-service public service public-service corporation put (something) into service room service self-service selective service service animal service box service ceiling service charge service court service industry service member service line service road service tree service station service stripe silent service social service terms of service wire service curb service distributed denial of service detached service press (someone or something) into service service area service module service book point-of-service service mark postal service dating service service club tea service pre-service public service announcement foreign service valet service service cap answering service short message service secret service service medal yeoman's/yeoman work/service the civil service See More application service provider at someone's service civil service active service civil service exam community service be of service do (someone) a service do (someone) no service divine service debt service fee-for-service military service full-service Internet service provider go into service lip service out of service in-service public service public-service corporation put (something) into service room service self-service selective service service animal service box service ceiling service charge service court service industry service member service line service road service tree service station service stripe silent service social service terms of service wire service curb service distributed denial of service detached service press (someone or something) into service service area service module service book point-of-service service mark postal service dating service service club tea service pre-service public service announcement foreign service valet service service cap answering service short message service secret service service medal yeoman's/yeoman work/service the civil service See More Kids Definition service 1 of 2 noun ser·vice ˈsər-vəs 1 a : the occupation or function of serving in active service b : employment as a servant entered the queen's service 2 a : the work or action performed by one that serves gives good service b : help entry 2 sense 1, use, benefit be of service to them c : availability for use I'll place a car at your service 3 : a religious ceremony or rite the burial service 4 a : the act of serving b : a helpful act : good turn did us a service c : useful labor that does not produce goods —usually used in plural charge for professional services d : serve entry 2 5 : a set of articles for a particular use a tea service 6 a : a branch of public employment or the people working in it the consular service b : a nation's armed forces called into the service 7 : an organization for supplying some public demand or keeping up and repairing something television sales and service service adjective service 2 of 2 verb serviced; servicing : to work at taking care of and repairing service cars Medical Definition service noun ser·vice ˈsər-vəs : a branch of a hospital medical staff devoted to a particular specialty pediatric service Legal Definition service 1 of 2 noun ser·vice 1 : the act of delivering to or informing someone of a writ, summons, or other notice as prescribed by law after service of process see also notice by publication at notice, substituted service, summons Note: Although service of process is primarily the means for a court to exert personal jurisdiction over a person, some form of service (as by publication of notice in a newspaper) is also usually required for exercise of in rem or quasi in rem jurisdiction. 2 a : useful labor that does not produce a tangible commodity —usually used in pl. payment for services rendered b : the maintenance or repair of tangible property machinery for the service and improvement of the residence service 2 of 2 transitive verb serviced; servicing : to provide services for: as a : to meet interest and sinking fund payments on (debt) didn't have the cash flow to service a large loan b : to collect payments and maintain a payment schedule for (a loan) especially after sale of the loan to a secondary mortgage market (as the Federal National Mortgage Association) compare originate Biographical Definition Service biographical name Ser·vice ˈsər-vəs Robert William 1874–1958 Canadian writer service 1 of 3 noun 1 as in privilege an act of kind assistance performed many services for the charitable organization Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance privilege kindness benevolence blessing benefit grace mercy indulgence courtesy dispensation boon advantage waiver favor license turn liberty licence godsend manna Antonyms & Near Antonyms interference impediment obstacle hindrance hurdle 2 as in use the capacity for being useful for some purpose that broom is worn out beyond all service Synonyms & Similar Words use usefulness avail utility assistance benefit help mileage serviceability value serviceableness account aid advantage relevance fitness applicability gain profit worth appropriateness Antonyms & Near Antonyms uselessness worthlessness inapplicability inappropriateness 3 as in troops the combined army, air force, and navy of a nation at the time the country had about a million men and women in the service Synonyms & Similar Words troops military soldiers armed forces colors servicemen force defense militia servicewomen soldiery reserves armor gendarmerie rank and file gendarmery GIs men-at-arms GI's Antonyms & Near Antonyms civilians noncombatants 4 as in department a large unit of a governmental, business, or educational organization the OSS, the nation's wartime intelligence service Synonyms & Similar Words department agency office bureau desk branch division arm subdepartment subdivision service 2 of 3 adjective as in military of or relating to the armed services spent his time in the army as a correspondent for service newspapers Synonyms & Similar Words military martial naval paramilitary mercenary regular enlisted soldierly militant militaristic warlike militarist gladiatorial GI Antonyms & Near Antonyms civil civilian nonmilitary service 3 of 3 verb as in to condition Synonyms & Similar Words condition aid maintain ready right reform restore prepare refresh overhaul renew repair help revitalize rejuvenate cure improve better revive fix up refreshen correct redress rebuild freshen regenerate modify heal rectify care (for) adjust enhance refurbish furbish enrich doctor patch ameliorate reconstruct revamp recondition renovate meliorate fix mend Antonyms & Near Antonyms damage break hurt harm wreck impair ruin flaw spoil injure mar blemish disable deface cripple disfigure vandalize mutilate maim mangle See More
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service

noun (1)

verb

adjective

noun (2)

Synonyms

Example Sentences

Word History

Phrases Containing service

Kids Definition

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Biographical Definition

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