service
work done by one person or group that benefits another
How often you will meet it
Rank 689 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 27,439 times across 155,370 chapters — 0.013% of every word in the library.
It belongs to the first 1,000 words, the band worth learning before any other.
What it means
noun
- work done by one person or group that benefits another budget separately for goods and services
- an act of help or assistance he did them a service
- the act of public worship following prescribed rules also: religious service, divine service the Sunday service
- a company or agency that performs a public service; subject to government regulation
- employment in or work for another he retired after 30 years of service
- a force that is a branch of the armed forces also: military service, armed service
service in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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Pursue your noble wishes, I am prompt As lightning to your service.
The White Devil · John Webster · Chapter 1
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It was like the man to assume his responsibilities, to sacrifice himself in his service.
The Abandoned Room · Wadsworth Camp · Chapter 1
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Brave woman! you have done your people and mine a service which can neither be weighed nor measured.
The Red Record Tabulated Statistics · Ida B. Wells-Barnett · Chapter 1
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And, looking straight into M. Costeclar’s eyes,--“If you could be of service to me,” he inquired, “would you be willing?”
Other People's Money · Emile Gaboriau · Chapter 1
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After three years of active service he must reside two more at the convent, and can then be made a commander.
A Knight of the White Cross · G. A. (George Alfred) Henty · Chapter 1