0 a government system or private organization that is responsible for a particular type of activity, or for providing a particular thing that people need:
1 the act of dealing with customers in a shop, restaurant, or hotel by taking their orders, showing or selling them goods, etc.:
2 work that someone does or time that someone spends working for an organization:
These teenagers all do community service in their free time.
her service on a jury
Why don't you call the babysitting service?
the diplomatic service
the security services
I may be needing the services of a surveyor soon, as I'm buying a house.
The battleship has been in service since 1965.
Her mother was in service.
5 in sports such as tennis, the act of hitting the ball to the other player to start play:
She has a very fast service.
6 a set of objects such as plates, cups, or other things that are used in providing and eating food:
7 a check and repair of a vehicle or machine that is done after regular periods:
10 to provide services to or for someone:
11 the help provided to a customer by someone who works in esp. a restaurant or store:
The service in this restaurant is terrible – I’ve been waiting fifteen minutes.
12 work done or help provided, esp. for the public or for a person or an organization:
13 a system, organization, or business that provides for a public need, or the operation of such a system:
14 a formal religious ceremony
15 work done for others, such as cleaning or repairing, caring for a building, or making deliveries:
16 the act of hitting a ball to put it in play in tennis and some other sports
17 to examine a machine and repair any parts that are not working:
18 business activity that involves doing things for customers rather than producing goods, or a single act of doing something for a customer:
The bank was the first to offer 24-hour telephone banking service.
We haven't actively promoted the email service because we have to be sure we can meet demand.
These days there are service jobs that no one ever dreamed about in the 1950s.
GDP is a measure of an economy's output of goods and services.
The goal is to increase customer loyalty by providing customized products and services.
offer/provide a service Career consultants offer numerous services, including résumé polishing.
service for sb/sth We provide an internet service for lawyers.
19 a system or organization that provides something important that the public needs:
20 a government department that is responsible for a particular area or activity:
The immigration service has won an important victory in the courts.
21 a system of buses, trains, aircraft, etc. that travel between particular places:
22 the way that employees of a business, store, etc. deal with customers, especially how quickly and effectively they do this:
23 the particular skills that someone can offer to others:
You need the services of a lawyer.
offer your services (as sth) He has offered his services as a mediator in the dispute.
Until fairly recently the Law Society frowned upon solicitors advertising their services in any way.
24 the time an employee spends working for an organization, or the work they do:
British labour law gives employees rights dependent upon their length of service.
15/40, etc. years (of) service The amount of the severance payment is based on his 25 years service with the group.
Under Germany's constitution, the unions and employers' federations have the exclusive right to negotiate wages and conditions of service.
25 a check and repair of a vehicle or machine that is done at regular periods:
I'm taking my car in for a service.
26 to help someone:
Hello, how can I be of service?
27 being used:
If we find a technology that will work, it could be in service by 2012.
28 to make regular payments to pay back a debt or loan, including interest:
29 to collect and keep records of payments from a person or organization that has borrowed money:
31 to provide a service to someone:
32 used only by people who work in a building or are delivering goods there, not by the general public:
the intelligence service
the probation service
the British secret service
the prison service
If the service was so bad why didn't you complain to the manager?
It really annoys me when people expect me to tip as well as pay a service charge in a restaurant.
Restaurant-goers ought to complain more about bad food and service.
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