service

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Usage notes 1.3.2 Antonyms 1.3.3 Derived terms 1.3.4 Related terms 1.3.5 Translations 1.4 Verb 1.4.1 Translations 2 French 2.1 Etymology 2.2 Pronunciation 2.3 Noun

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

• (noun): From Old French servise (French: service).
• (verb): from the noun

[edit] Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /ˈsɜːvɪs/, SAMPA: /"s3:vIs/
• (GenAm) IPA: /ˈsɝvɪs/, SAMPA: /"s3`vIs/
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[edit] Noun

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.

   This machine provides the name service for the LAN.

4. The military.

   I did three years in the service before coming here.

5. A set of dishes or utensils.

   She brought out the silver tea service.

6. (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.

7. A religious rite or ritual.

   The funeral service was touching.

8. (law) The serving, or delivery, of a summons or writ.

   The service happened yesterday.

9. (public service) that which is provided by the government or its agents

   The Job Centre provides a service to the unemployed.

10. (religion) Doing something for someone else without thought of reward or payment.

[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

[edit] Derived terms

[edit] Related terms

• disservice
• eyeservice
• fanservice
• multiservice
• serviceman
• servicewoman
• unservice

[edit] Translations

[edit] Verb

to 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.

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[edit] French

[edit] Etymology

From Latin servitium, from servus.

[edit] Pronunciation

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[edit] Noun

service m. (plural services)

1. service