service

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[edit] English

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[edit] Etymology

From Old French servise (French: service).

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service (plural services)

  1. An event in which an entity takes the responsibility that something desirable happens on the behalf of another entity.
  2. (economics) Action or work that is produced, then traded, bought or sold, then finally consumed.
    Hair care is a service industry.
  3. (computing) A function that is provided by one program or machine for another.
  4. The state of being subordinate to or employed by an individual or group
    Lancelot was at the service of King Arthur.
    This machine provides the name service for the LAN.
  5. The military.
    I did three years in the service before coming here.
  6. A set of dishes or utensils.
    She brought out the silver tea service.
  7. (sports) The act of initially starting, or serving, the ball in play in tennis, volleyball, and other games.
    The player had four service faults in the set.
  8. A religious rite or ritual.
    The funeral service was touching.
  9. (law) The serving, or delivery, of a summons or writ.
    The service happened yesterday.
    • 1668 July 3ʳᵈ, James Dalrymple, “Thomas Rue contra Andrew Houſtoun” in The Deciſions of the Lords of Council & Seſſion I (Edinburgh, 1683), page 548
      He Suſpends on theſe Reaſons, that Thomas Rue had granted a general Diſcharge to Adam Muſhet, who was his Conjunc‍t, and correus debendi, after the alleadged Service, which Diſcharged Muſhet, and conſequently Houstoun his Partner.

[edit] Usage notes

In British English, the indefinite article “a” is often used with “good service”, as in “A good service is operating on all London Underground lines,” while this is not used in American English.

[edit] Antonyms

  • (action or work that is produced and consumed): good
  • capital

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Terms derived from service

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event
economics: work performed
computing: function provided by one program or machine for another
state of being subordinate or employed
the military
set of dishes or utensils
sports: act of initially serving the ball
religious rite or ritual
legal: delivery of a summons or writ

[edit] Verb

service (third-person singular simple present services, present participle servicing, simple past and past participle serviced)

  1. (transitive) To serve.
    They service the customer base.
  2. (transitive) To perform maintenance.
    He is going to service the car.
  3. (transitive, vulgar) To perform a sexual act.
    He was going to service her.

[edit] Translations

to serve
to perform maintenance

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service f. and m. (plural services, ??? please provide the diminutive!)

  1. service

[edit] French

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From Old French servise, borrowed from Latin servitium, from servus.

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service m. (plural services)

  1. service
  2. (tennis) service

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service m. (oblique plural services, nominative singular services, nominative plural service)

  1. Alternative form of servise.

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service c.

  1. service, the level of comfort offered by assistants and servants (the opposite of self-service)
  2. maintenance and repair
    min bil är inne på service
    my car is at the workshop

[edit] Declension

Declension of service
uncountable uncountable
Common indefinite definite
nominative service servicen
genitive service servicens

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