in-service

in-serv·ice

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [in sur-vis]
- /ɪn ˈsɜr vɪs/
- /ɪn ˈsɜːvɪs/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [in sur-vis]
- /ɪn ˈsɜr vɪs/

Definitions of in-service word

adjective in-service taking place while one is employed: an in-service training program. 1
adjective in-service If people working in a particular profession are given in-service training, they attend special courses to improve their skills or to learn about new developments in their field. 0
adjective in-service denoting training that is given to employees during the course of employment 0
adjective in-service designating or of training, as in special courses, workshops, etc., given to employees in connection with their work to help them develop skills, etc. 0
noun in-service in use; functioning 0
noun in-service in the armed forces 0

See all 7 definitions of in-service

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Origin of in-service

First appearance:

before 1925

One of the 11% newest English words

First recorded in 1925-30

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for In-service

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of In-service

in-service popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 43% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 61% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.