service

nouncountable and uncountableA1UK /ˈsɜː.vɪs/ US /ˈsɝ.vɪs/

An act of being of assistance to someone.
The state of being subordinate to or employed by an individual or group.
Work as a member of the military.
The military.
The practice of providing assistance as economic activity.
Synonym of utility (“commodity provided on a continuous basis by a physical infrastructure network, such as electricity, water supply or sewerage”).
A department in a company, organization, or institution.
A function that is provided by one program or machine for another.
A set of dishes or utensils.
The act of initially starting, or serving, the ball in play in tennis, volleyball, and other games.
A religious rite or ritual.
The serving, or delivery, of a summons or writ.
A taxi shared among unrelated passengers, each of whom pays part of the fare; often, it has a fixed route between cities.Israel, also
A musical composition for use in churches.
The materials used for serving a rope, etc., such as spun yarn and small lines.
Access to resources such as hotel rooms and Web-based videos without transfer of the resources' ownership.
Service tree.
The sorb; the fruit of this tree.

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The bus service is not good between nine and ten.

We are interested in your service.