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public service

pub·lic serv·ice
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [puhb-lik sur-vis]
    • /ˈpʌb lɪk ˈsɜr vɪs/
    • /ˈpʌblɪk ˈsɜːvɪs/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [puhb-lik sur-vis]
    • /ˈpʌb lɪk ˈsɜr vɪs/

Definitions of public service words

  • noun public service the business of supplying an essential commodity, as gas or electricity, or a service, as transportation, to the general public. 1
  • noun public service government employment; civil service. 1
  • noun public service a service to the public rendered without charge by a profit-making organization: This radio program has been brought to you as a public service. 1
  • noun public service civil service 1
  • countable noun public service A public service is something such as health care, transport, or the removal of waste which is organized by the government or an official body in order to benefit all the people in a particular society or community. 0
  • uncountable noun public service You use public service to refer to activities and jobs which are provided or paid for by a government, especially through the civil service. 0
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Origin of public service

First appearance:

before 1560
One of the 32% oldest English words
First recorded in 1560-70

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Parts of speech for Public service

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Public service

public service popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 31% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

public service usage trend in Literature

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