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  • present tense form of service (3rd person singular).
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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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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


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It had been recently updated to reflect the security services’ increasingly aggressive posture, particularly the unit responsible for tracking Americans, the Department for Counter Intelligence, or DKRO.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 20, 2025

Meanwhile, Mike Murphy broke down eight streaming services’ offerings this month, as well as the details of their pricing plans.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 5, 2025

This affected the Russian intelligence services' capability, McCallum explained, and added that diplomatic visas had been denied to those Britain and allies considered Russian spies.

From BBC • Oct. 8, 2024

Streaming aficionados can use these networks to access streaming services’ foreign content libraries, which sometimes offer stuff they can’t find at home.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 15, 2024

What if we call it ‘childcare services’ instead?

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller

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