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An act of being of assistance to someone.
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I say I did him a service by ending our relationship – now he can freely pursue his career.
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The practice of providing such a service as economic activity.
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Hair care is a service industry.
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A department in a company, an organization, a government department, etc.
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A function that is provided by one program or machine for another.
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This machine provides the name service for the LAN.
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The state of being subordinate to or employed by an individual or group
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Lancelot was at the service of King Arthur.
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The military.
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I did three years in the service before coming here.
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A set of dishes or utensils.
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She brought out the silver tea service.
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The act of initially starting, or serving, the ball in play in tennis, volleyball, and other games.
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The player had four service faults in the set.
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A religious rite or ritual.
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The funeral service was touching.
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The serving, or delivery, of a summons or writ.
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The service happened yesterday.
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(Israel, West Bank, also in Jordan, Lebanon and Syria) A taxi shared among unrelated passengers, each of whom pays part of the fare; often, it has a fixed route between cities.
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A musical composition for use in churches.
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Profession of respect; acknowledgment of duty owed.
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The materials used for serving a rope, etc., such as spun yarn and small lines.