Service

  • 21SERVICE — s. m. L état ou les fonctions d une personne qui sert en qualité de domestique. Être au service de quelqu un. La pauvreté l a contraint de se mettre en service. Entrer en service. Il a été longtemps au service d un tel. Le service chez cet homme… …

    Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 7eme edition (1835)

  • 22SERVICE — n. m. état, fonctions, devoirs de quelqu’un qui sert une personne ou une collectivité. Le service du roi, de l’état. Se mettre au service d’un prince. Service féodal, Devoirs auxquels un vassal était obligé envers son seigneur. Service d’honneur …

    Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 8eme edition (1935)

  • 23service — ▪ I. service ser‧vice 1 [ˈsɜːvs ǁ ˈsɜːr ] noun 1. [countable usually plural] COMMERCE business that involves selling help and advice, or delivering goods etc for customers, rather than manufacturing goods: • He charged a £600,000 fee for… …

    Financial and business terms

  • 24service — (sèr vi s ) s. m. 1°   État, fonction d un domestique. Entrer en service. •   Un juge, l an passé, me prit à son service, RAC. Plaid. I, 1. •   Il se mit au service d un des habitants du pays, MASS. Carême, Enf. prod..    Le service de la chambre …

    Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

  • 25service — service1 /serr vis/, n., adj., v., serviced, servicing. n. 1. an act of helpful activity; help; aid: to do someone a service. 2. the supplying or supplier of utilities or commodities, as water, electricity, or gas, required or demanded by the… …

    Universalium

  • 26service — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 system that provides sth the public needs ADJECTIVE ▪ efficient, excellent, good, valuable ▪ adequate ▪ bad, inadequate …

    Collocations dictionary

  • 27service — n. work done for others 1) to do, offer, perform, provide, render a service 2) custom; meritorious; public; yeoman ( loyal ) service 3) professional; social (BE) services (a fee for professional services) 4) service to (she received an award for… …

    Combinatory dictionary

  • 28service — ser|vice1 W1S1 [ˈsə:vıs US ˈsə:r ] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(official system/organization)¦ 2¦(something provided by a company)¦ 3¦(in a shop/restaurant/hotel)¦ 4¦(work)¦ 5¦(work done for somebody)¦ 6¦(duty)¦ 7¦(being used)¦ 8¦(religious ceremony)¦ 9¦(army)¦ …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 29service — [[t]sɜ͟ː(r)vɪs[/t]] ♦ services, servicing, serviced (For meaning 14, services is both the singular and the plural form.) 1) N COUNT: usu with supp A service is something that the public needs, such as transport, communications facilities,… …

    English dictionary

  • 30service — serv|ice1 [ sɜrvıs ] noun *** ▸ 1 system to meet needs ▸ 2 help/advice ▸ 3 doing government work ▸ 4 work/duties done for someone ▸ 5 organization giving help ▸ 6 religious ceremony ▸ 7 money to help pay waiter ▸ 8 use/benefit object gives ▸ 9 of …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English