an act of helpful activity; help; aid: to do someone a service.
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the supplying or supplier of utilities or commodities, as water, electricity, or gas, required or demanded by the public.
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the providing or a provider of accommodation and activities required by the public, as maintenance, repair, etc.: The manufacturer guarantees service and parts.
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the organized system of apparatus, appliances, employees, etc., for supplying some accommodation required by the public: a television repair service.
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the supplying or a supplier of public communication and transportation: telephone service; bus service.
the performance of duties or the duties performed as or by a waiter or servant; occupation or employment as a waiter or servant.
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employment in any duties or work for a person, organization, government, etc.
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a department of public employment, an administrative division of a government, or the body of public servants in it: the diplomatic service.
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the duty or work of public servants.
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the serving of a sovereign, state, or government in some official capacity.
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Military.
a.
the armed forces: in the service.
b.
a branch of the armed forces, as the army or navy: Which service were you in during the war?
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Ordnance. the actions required in loading and firing a cannon: service of the piece.
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Often, services.the performance of any duties or work for another; helpful or professional activity: medical services.
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something made or done by a commercial organization for the public benefit and without regard to direct profit: Certain books are published at a loss as a public service.
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Also called divine service.public religious worship according to prescribed form and order.
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a ritual or form prescribed for public worship or for some particular occasion: the marriage service.
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the serving of God by obedience, piety, etc.: voluntary service.
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a musical setting of the sung portions of a liturgy.
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a set of dishes, utensils, etc., for general table use or for particular use: a tea service; service for eight.
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.
a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.
a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
to make fit for use; repair; restore to condition for service: to service an automobile.
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to supply with aid, information, or other incidental services.
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(of a male animal) to mate with (a female animal).
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Finance. to pay off (a debt) over a period of time, as by meeting periodic interest payments.
Idioms
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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.
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be of service, to be helpful or useful: If we can be of service, do not hesitate to call.
Origin: before 1100; Middle English (noun) < Old French < Latin servitium servitude, equivalent to serv(us) slave + -itium-ice; replacing Middle English servise,late Old English serfise ceremony < Old French servise, variant of service