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long-service

 
 
adjective [before noun] HR, WORKPLACE

Definition

relating to a situation in which someone has worked for a particular organization for a long time: long-service award/benefits/leave He received a £20,000 long-service award after working 25 years with the firm.
(Definition of long-service adjective from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
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