Service Meaning and Definition

Word: Service

How to pronounce: ˈsɜːvɪs

Noun

Definitions:

1. The action of helping or doing work for someone.

Example sentences: "Millions are involved in voluntary service"

2. A system supplying a public need such as transport, communications, or utilities such as electricity and water.

Example sentences: "A regular bus service"

3. A ceremony of religious worship according to a prescribed form; the prescribed form for such a ceremony.

Example sentences: "A funeral service"

4. A periodic routine inspection and maintenance of a vehicle or other machine.

Example sentences: "He took his car in for service"

5. A set of matching dishes and utensils used for serving a particular meal.

6. (in tennis and other racket sports) the action or right of serving to begin play.

7. The formal delivery of a document such as a writ or summons.

Example sentences: "The claimants issued their writ and effected service in accordance with their undertakings."

Transitive verb

Definitions:

1. Perform routine maintenance or repair work on (a vehicle or machine)

Example sentences: "Have your car serviced regularly"

2. (of a male animal) mate with (a female animal)

Example sentences: "One dog could presumably service several bitches in a day"

Synonyms:

facility

office

agency

security service

serv

utility

desk

bureau

serve

use

maintenance

care

catering

overhaul

department

branch

division

military service

favor

kindness

religious service

divine service

help

martial

Antonyms:

official

main

major

Derivations:

serving

serve

serviceability

servicing

serviceable

serviced

Keep in Mind

Images related to Service

Service in Other Languages...

Spanish: Servicio

German: Service

French: Service

Italian: Servizio

Turkish: Hizmet