services

British  

/ ˈsɜːvɪsɪz /

plural noun

1. work performed for remuneration

2. the armed forces

3. (sometimes singular) economics commodities, such as banking, that are mainly intangible and usually consumed concurrently with their production Compare goods

4. a system of providing the public with gas, water, etc

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services Cultural  

1. Work done for others as an occupation or business. (Compare goods.)

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Example Sentences

As with housing, the costs of other individual goods and services change at different rates than overall inflation.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026

Despite "the best efforts of emergency services", she was pronounced dead at the scene, Essex Police said.

From BBC • Apr. 11, 2026

It fits the current policy mood: support domestic demand, encourage local brands, develop services, and cultivate new categories of consumption without relying on another old-style property stimulus.

From Barron's • Apr. 11, 2026

It calls for allocating 50% of your income to needs, such as housing; 30% to wants, like vacations and streaming services; and 20% to savings and debt repayment, including retirement contributions and emergency funds.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 11, 2026

The man at the microphone began talking excitedly about what a great turnout they had, what a great program they had planned, how well the county department of social services worked .

From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix

Related Words

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