service
noun
[ ˈsəːvɪs ]
• the action of helping or doing work for someone.
• "millions are involved in voluntary service"
Similar:
act of assistance,
good turn,
favour,
kindness,
helping hand,
assistance,
help,
aid,
offices,
ministrations,
• a system supplying a public need such as transport, communications, or utilities such as electricity and water.
• "a regular bus service"
• a ceremony of religious worship according to a prescribed form.
• "a funeral service"
• a periodic routine inspection and maintenance of a vehicle or other machine.
• "he took his car in for a service"
Similar:
overhaul,
servicing,
maintenance check,
routine check,
check,
• a set of matching crockery used for serving a particular meal.
• "a dinner service"
• (in tennis and other racket sports) the action or right of serving to begin play.
• the formal delivery of a document such as a writ or summons.
service
verb
• perform routine maintenance or repair work on (a vehicle or machine).
• "ensure that gas appliances are serviced regularly"
Similar:
overhaul,
check,
check over,
go over,
give a maintenance check to,
maintain,
keep in good condition,
repair,
mend,
recondition,
servicing,
maintenance check,
routine check,
• (of a male animal) mate with (a female animal).
• "one dog could presumably service several bitches in a day"
Origin:
Old English (denoting religious devotion or a form of liturgy), from Old French servise or Latin servitium ‘slavery’, from servus ‘slave’. The early sense of the verb (mid 19th century) was ‘be of service to, provide with a service’.
in service
• in or available for use.
• "the plane is the most advanced fighter in service today"
• employed as a servant.
• "poor children worked in service"
