[ˈsəːvɪs], (Noun)

Definitions:
- the action of helping or doing work for someone
(e.g: millions are involved in voluntary service)

- assistance or advice given to customers during and after the sale of goods
(e.g: they aim to provide better quality of service)

- a piece of work done for a client or customer that does not involve manufacturing goods
(e.g: highly customized goods and services)

- a system supplying a public need such as transport, communications, or utilities such as electricity and water
(e.g: a regular bus service)

- a ceremony of religious worship according to a prescribed form
(e.g: a funeral service)

- a periodic routine inspection and maintenance of a vehicle or other machine
(e.g: he took his car in for a service)

- a set of matching crockery used for serving a particular meal
(e.g: 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


Phrases:
- be at someone's service
- be of service
- in service
- out of service
- see service

Origin:
late Old English serfise (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’

[ˈsəːvɪs], (Verb)

Definitions:
- perform routine maintenance or repair work on (a vehicle or machine)
(e.g: ensure that gas appliances are serviced regularly)

- (of a male animal) mate with (a female animal)
(e.g: one dog could presumably service several bitches in a day)


Phrases:
- be at someone's service
- be of service
- in service
- out of service
- see service

Origin:
late Old English serfise (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’