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serv•ice

[[t]ˈsɜr vɪs[/t]] n. adj. v. -iced, -ic•ing

1) an act of helpful activity; help; aid

2) the supplying or supplier of utilities, commodities, or other facilities that meet a public need, as water, electricity, communication, or transportation

3) the providing or a provider of accommodation and activities required by the public, as maintenance or repair:

guaranteed service and parts[/ex]

4) the organized system of apparatus, appliances, employees, etc., for supplying some accommodation required by the public:

a television repair service[/ex]

5) the performance of duties or the duties performed as or by a waiter or servant

6) gov employment in any duties or work for a person, organization, government, etc

7) gov a department of public employment, or the body of public servants in it:

the diplomatic service[/ex]

8) gov the duty or work of public servants

9) mil

a) the armed forces:

in the service[/ex]

b) mil a branch of the armed forces

10) mil the actions required in loading and firing a cannon

11) Often, services. the performance of any duties or work for another:

medical services[/ex]

12) something made or done by a commercial organization for the public benefit and without regard to direct profit

13) rel

Also called divine service public religious worship according to prescribed form and order.

14) rel a ritual or form prescribed for public worship or for some particular occasion:

the marriage service[/ex]

15) rel the serving of God by obedience, piety, etc

16) mad a musical setting of the sung portions of a liturgy

17) a set of dishes, utensils, etc., for general table use or for particular use

18) answering service

19) law Law. the serving of a process or writ upon a person

20) spo (in tennis, badminton, handball, etc.)

a) the act or manner of putting the ball or shuttlecock into play; serve

b) the ball or shuttlecock as put into play

21) zool. the mating of a female animal with the male

22) of service; useful

23) of, pertaining to, or used by servants, delivery people, etc., or in serving food

24) supplying services rather than products or goods:

the service professions[/ex]

25) supplying maintenance and repair:

a service center for electrical appliances[/ex]

26) of, for, or pertaining to the armed forces or one of them

27) providing, authorizing, or guaranteeing service:

a service contract[/ex]

28) to make fit for use; repair or restore:

to service an automobile[/ex]

29) to supply with aid, information, or other incidental services

30) (of a male animal) to mate with (a female animal)

31) ban bus to pay off (a debt) over a period of time, as by meeting periodic interest payments

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Etymology: bef. 1100; late OE serfise ceremony < OFservise, service< L servitium servitude, der. of serv(us) slave II

serv•ice

[[t]ˈsɜr vɪs[/t]] n.

pln a service tree, esp

Sorbus domestica[/ex]

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Etymology: 1520–30; earlier serves, pl. of obs. serve service tree, ME; OE syrfe < VL *sorbea, der. of L sorbus sorb