dating service

American

[day-ting sur-vis] / ˈdeɪ tɪŋ ˈsɜr vɪs /

noun

a company which introduces single individuals to one another or otherwise helps them to contact one another, with the expectation that those individuals may then date.

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dating services

plural

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dating service

Although Tinder remained the UK's most used dating service, it shed roughly one million users over the same period, whereas Hinge held steady with half a million more.

From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026

Social media giant Facebook has a dating service too.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 14, 2025

One of them suggested watching “Materialists,” a movie about a dating service for high earners, and I did.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 8, 2025

The docuseries also details the experiences of former Ashley Madison employees, people who had used the dating service and the fallout from the data leak.

From Salon ● May 16, 2024

"Not just any dating service, darling boy, but the first and very best. Established in 2635 BCE."

From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda

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