full-service

[ foo l-sur-vis ]

/ ˈfʊlˈsɜr vɪs /

adjective Commerce.

offering or providing a wide range of services related to the basic line of business, as when a filling station changes tires or makes car repairs in addition to selling gasoline.

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Origin of full-service

First recorded in 1955–60

Words nearby full-service

full-mouthed, full-on, full-power, full-rigged, full-scale, full-service, full-size, full-term, full-thickness flap, full-thickness graft, full-throated

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Yes, the future lawmaker built up a full-service Santa business with a sleigh pulled by real reindeer.
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His company, Union Square Hospitality Group, owns nine full-service restaurants.
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Korte Luitjohan Contractors, Inc., Illinois-based full-service construction contractor.
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Colorado-based full-service residential mortgage banking company.
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