- present tense form of service (3rd person singular).
services
Britishplural noun
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work performed for remuneration
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the armed forces
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(sometimes singular) economics commodities, such as banking, that are mainly intangible and usually consumed concurrently with their production Compare goods
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a system of providing the public with gas, water, etc
Example Sentences
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Emergency services were called to reports of a vehicle fire at 23:30 BST on Sunday close to an industrial estate and retail park in the centre of the town.
From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026
“We have no services and no one complains or does anything about it, because everyone just got used to this crap,” said Aracelis Urdaneta, who grew up here during the oil boom.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
“But SpaceX is still far from having the assets needed to offer a service that would be competitive with the services offered by the Big Three carriers.”
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 9, 2026
The US sanctions will stop US companies from providing goods or services to the ICC, such as banking or software.
From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026
They managed an AIDS-prevention program in Boston and provided medical and social services to the poor.
From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French
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