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service

The correct spelling is service.

How to pronounce service

noun

IPA: /ˈsɜːvɪs/

Say it like: Ser-vis-e

The correct spelling is service. An act of being of assistance to someone. For example: "I say I did him a service by ending our relationship – now he can freely pursue his career."

Usage Examples

I say I did him a service by ending our relationship – now he can freely pursue his career.

Hair care is a service industry.

This machine provides the name service for the LAN.

Meanings

noun

  1. 1.An act of being of assistance to someone.
  2. 2.The practice of providing such a service as economic activity.
  3. 3.A department in a company, an organization, a government department, etc.
  4. 4.A function that is provided by one program or machine for another.
  5. 5.The state of being subordinate to or employed by an individual or group

verb

  1. 1.To serve.
  2. 2.To perform maintenance.
  3. 3.To inseminate through sexual intercourse
  4. 4.To perform a sexual act.

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