- 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 in south-eastern Spain are working to contain pockets of fire after one of the country's worst ever wildfires.
From BBC • Jul. 11, 2026
Jobs, goods and services have all but disappeared, with uncertainty coloring the future.
From Barron's • Jul. 11, 2026
But when he saw Mexican and Venezuelan army medics giving free services at a refugee camp the government set on a golf course here, he decided to bring his whole family by for a checkup.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 11, 2026
Job gains for the month were concentrated in part-time positions, and driven by the services sector.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 10, 2026
Farmer decided that all TB patients in the catchment area should receive the full package of services, including the equivalent of five American dollars per month.
From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French
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