Definitions for Service
Service
serv·ice
Spelling: [sur-vis]
IPA: /ˈsɜr vɪs/
Service is a 7 letter English word.
It's valid Scrabble word worth 12 points.
It's valid Words with friends word worth 14 points.
You can make 141 anagrams from letters in Service (ceeirsv).
Definitions for Service
noun
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an act of helpful activity; help; aid:
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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.:
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the organized system of apparatus, appliances, employees, etc., for supplying some accommodation required by the public:
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the supplying or a supplier of public communication and transportation:
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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:
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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.
the armed forces:
a branch of the armed forces, as the army or navy:
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Ordnance. the actions required in loading and firing a cannon:
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Often, services. the performance of any duties or work for another; helpful or professional activity:
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something made or done by a commercial organization for the public benefit and without regard to direct profit:
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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:
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the serving of God by obedience, piety, etc.:
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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:
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answering service.
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Law. the serving of a process or writ upon a person.
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Nautical. tarred spun yarn or other small stuff for covering the exterior of a rope.
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the act or manner of putting the ball or shuttlecock into play; serve.
the ball or shuttlecock as put into play.
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the mating of a female animal with the male.
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a service tree, especially Sorbus domestica.
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the shadbush.
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Robert W(illiam) 1874–1958, Canadian writer, born in England.
Idioms
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at someone's service, ready to be of help or use to someone; at one's disposal:
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be of service, to be helpful or useful:
adjective
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of service; useful.
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of, relating to, or used by servants, delivery people, etc., or in serving food:
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supplying aids or services rather than products or goods:
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supplying maintenance and repair:
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of, for, or pertaining to the armed forces of a country or one of them:
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charged for providing service:
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providing, authorizing, or guaranteeing service:
verb (used with object)
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to make fit for use; repair; restore to condition for service:
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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.
Origin of Service
before 1100; Middle English (noun) Old French Latin servitium servitude, equivalent to serv(us) slave + -itium -ice; replacing Middle English servise, late Old English
Examples for Service
Yazbek tells The Daily Beast that the traffickers guarantee their service, and they treat the Syrian refugees with respect.
The other narrative is of mobility in the service of ambition.
Like any service for hire, it is extremely important for the traffickers to provide a reputable service, criminal as it is.
Then they wait for a third service, and after that start out home again.
It is only right that I should employ a portion in His service.
In his pocket there were nearly two hundred dollars, not likely to be of any service to him.
A soldier in the service of ideals and aspirations that formed his core.
In the name of protecting passengers, however, tourists in Las Vegas are unable to take advantage of this service.
In your service I have spent many toilsome days and sleepless nights.
That's fortunate, sir; if you are a stranger here, your service to me will be greater.