ALL meanings of service
serv·ice
S s - noun service help, assistance 1
- noun service provision for public need 1
- noun service maintenance 1
- noun service mechanical check-up 1
- noun service act of serving, helping 1
- noun service being a servant 1
- noun service employment 1
- noun service useful function 1
- noun service distribution of food 1
- noun service service charge 1
- noun service set of dishes 1
- noun service utility company 1
- noun service government department 1
- noun service armed forces 1
- noun service delivery of a legal document 1
- noun service worship 1
- noun service tennis: act of serving the ball 1
- transitive verb service maintain: vehicle, etc. 1
- abbreviation SERVICE supply 1
- transitive verb service animals: copulate with 1
- noun service Robert W(illiam) 1874–1958, Canadian writer, born in England. 1
- adjective service of service; useful. 1
- adjective service of, relating to, or used by servants, delivery people, etc., or in serving food: service stairs; the service pieces in a set of dishes. 1
- adjective service supplying aids or services rather than products or goods: Medicine is one of the service professions. 1
- adjective service supplying maintenance and repair: He operates a service center for electrical appliances. 1
- adjective service of, for, or pertaining to the armed forces of a country or one of them: a service academy. 1
- adjective service charged for providing service: a service fee of 15 percent on the restaurant check. 1
- adjective service providing, authorizing, or guaranteeing service: a service industry; a service contract. 1
- verb with object service to make fit for use; repair; restore to condition for service: to service an automobile. 1
- verb with object service to supply with aid, information, or other incidental services. 1
- verb with object service (of a male animal) to mate with (a female animal). 1
- verb with object service Finance. to pay off (a debt) over a period of time, as by meeting periodic interest payments. 1
- idioms service at someone's service, ready to be of help or use to someone; at one's disposal: You will have an English-speaking guide at your service. 1
- idioms service be of service, to be helpful or useful: If we can be of service, do not hesitate to call. 1
- countable noun service A service is something that the public needs, such as transport, communications facilities, hospitals, or energy supplies, which is provided in a planned and organized way by the government or an official body. 0
- countable noun service You can sometimes refer to an organization or private company as a particular service when it provides something for the public or acts on behalf of the government. 0
- countable noun service If an organization or company provides a particular service, they can do a particular job or a type of work for you. 0
- noun plural service Services are activities such as tourism, banking, and selling things which are part of a country's economy, but are not concerned with producing or manufacturing goods. 0
- uncountable noun service The level or standard of service provided by an organization or company is the amount or quality of the work it can do for you. 0
- countable noun service A bus or train service is a route or regular journey that is part of a transport system. 0
- noun plural service Your services are the things that you do or the skills that you use in your job, which other people find useful and are usually willing to pay you for. 0
- uncountable noun service If you refer to someone's service or services to a particular organization or activity, you mean that they have done a lot of work for it or spent a lot of their time on it. 0
- countable noun service The Services are the army, the navy, and the air force. 0
- uncountable noun service Service is the work done by people or equipment in the army, navy, or air force, for example during a war. 0
- uncountable noun service When you receive service in a restaurant, hotel, or shop, an employee asks you what you want or gives you what you have ordered. 0
- countable noun service A service is a religious ceremony that takes place in a church. 0
- countable noun service A dinner service or a tea service is a complete set of plates, cups, saucers, and other pieces of china. 0
- countable noun service A services is a place beside a motorway where you can buy petrol and other things, or have a meal. 0
- countable noun service In tennis, badminton, and some other sports, when it is your service, it is your turn to serve. 0
- adjective service Service is used to describe the parts of a building or structure that are used by the staff who clean, repair, or look after it, and are not usually used by the public. 0