services

Pluralservices

1. 1
   noun

   Plural of service. Use it when you mean more than one service.

   The town offers many services for its residents.

   Bus and train services run throughout the day.

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2. 2
   nouncountable

   Work or help that people pay for, rather than a physical product.

   Like paying a plumber to fix a leak: you pay for the work, not a thing you keep.

   Banks and hospitals sell services, not products.

   Haircuts and bus rides are services you pay for.

   Oppositegoods

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3. 3
   verb

   Third-person singular present of service. Use it with he, she, or it.

   A local mechanic services her car every spring.

   This company services all the elevators in the building.

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4. 4
   nounUKcountable

   A roadside stop on a big highway where drivers get fuel, food, and a break.

   Like a rest stop where you fill up the car and buy a snack.

   We stopped at the services for a sandwich and some petrol.

   The next services are twenty miles up the motorway.

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