service
- Noun. An event in which an entity takes the responsibility that something desirable happens on the behalf of another entity.
- Noun. (economics) Action or work that is produced, then traded, bought or sold, then finally consumed.
- Noun. (computing) A function that is provided by one program or machine for another.
- Noun. The state of being subordinate to or employed by an individual or group.
- Noun. The military.
- Noun. A set of dishes or utensils.
- Noun. (sports) The act of initially starting, or serving, the ball in play in tennis, volleyball, and other games.
- Noun. A religious rite or ritual.
- Noun. (legal) The serving, or delivery, of a summons or writ.
- Verb. (transitive) To serve.
- Verb. (transitive) To perform maintenance.
- Verb. (transitive, vulgar) To perform a sexual act.
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