# services

Pronunciation: say "SUR-vi-siz" US /ˈsɝvɪsɪz/, UK /ˈsɜːvɪsɪz/

## Noun

1. Plural of service. — plural of service
   - Simple: Plural of service. Use it when you mean more than one service.
   - _The company provides cleaning and repair services to local businesses._
   - _Emergency services arrived within minutes of the call._
2. Work or actions that are produced, traded, bought or sold, and then used up, rather than physical goods.
   - Simple: Work or help that people pay for, rather than a physical product.
   - _The economy increasingly depends on services rather than manufactured goods._
   - _Consulting firms produce services that clients consume as the work is delivered._
4. A roadside complex on a major highway that provides fuel, food, restrooms, and parking for travelers: a service station. *(UK)*
   - Simple: A roadside stop on a big highway where drivers get fuel, food, and a break.
   - _We stopped at the services on the M6 for a quick coffee._
   - _There are no services for another forty miles along this motorway._

## Verb

3. Third-person singular simple present indicative of service. — third-person singular simple present indicative of service
   - Simple: Third-person singular present of service. Use it with he, she, or it.
   - _The technician services the heating system before winter each year._
   - _One contractor services every vending machine in the district._

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/services (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).