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services

noun US /ˈsɜːrvəsəz/

performance of duties or provision of space and equipment helpful to others

How often you will meet it

Rank 2,808 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 5,908 times across 175,113 chapters — 0.003% of every word in the library.

What it means

noun

  1. performance of duties or provision of space and equipment helpful to others the mayor tried to maintain city servicesthe medical services are excellent

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1

services in real books

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  • She was present at both the morning and afternoon services.

    Jane Field: A Novel · Mary Eleanor Wilkins Freeman · Chapter 2

  • He offered his services to the overworked couple of doctors and was welcomed.

    The Crown of Life · George Gissing · Chapter 3

  • But it would be unjust to close even here the bright catalogue of his services.

    The Mirror of Literature, Amusement — No. 474 · Various · Chapter 1

  • John would have gladly done this and more for Lawrence, his fag-master; but Lawrence, a manly youth, scorned sybaritic services.

    The Hill: A Romance of Friendship · Horace Annesley Vachell · Chapter 1

  • At once he started in quest of the victim, overtook her at home or at the hospital, and offered his services.

    Other People's Money · Emile Gaboriau · Chapter 1

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