service
/ˈsɜːvɪs/ nounDefinition
SHOP [U] › when people help you and bring you things in a place such as a shop, restaurant, or hotel: The food was nice, but the service wasn't very good.
SYSTEM [C] › a system that supplies something that people need: financial/medical services electricity/water services They provide a free bus service from the station.
WORK [U] › the time you spend working for an organization: He retired last week after 25 years' service.
CEREMONY [C] › a religious ceremony: They held a memorial service for the victims of the bombing.
CAR/MACHINE [C] › when a car or machine is examined for faults and repaired
SPORT [C] › when you throw a ball up into the air and hit it towards the other player in sports such as tennis → See also the Civil Service → See also community service → See also lip-service → See also the National Health Service → See also national service → See also Secret Service
(Definition of service noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary
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