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

Mandelson has told the BBC that every UK and international bank was making the same argument about the impact on UK financial services.

From BBC

Funeral homes charge for embalming, caskets, vaults and funeral services.

From The Wall Street Journal

The single market relies on a country accepting "the four freedoms": freedom of movement, goods, services and capital.

From BBC

Some had previously been in contact with emergency shelter services.

From Barron's

For decades, Colombia was Washington's closest partner in Latin America, with billions of dollars flowing to Bogota to boost the country's military and intelligence services in the drug fight.

From Barron's

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