Cool MateService
UK /["/ˈsɜːvɪs/"]/US /["/ˈsɜːrvɪs/"]/
Definition
a system that provides something that the public needs, organized by the government or a private company
In simple words: Help performed for someone, or a job in a business.
Examples
- The restaurant offers excellent service to its customers.
- He dedicated his life to the service of others as a doctor.
- Our company provides a service that helps you manage finances.
- The service was so fast that we finished our work early.
- She volunteered for community service every weekend.
Usage notes
Used in both formal and informal contexts. In business, it often refers to customer support. Avoid using in overly casual situations without context.
Grammar pattern
provide + service
Memory hint
Think of 'serve' like delivering a meal to remember 'service' as helping others.
Collocations
- efficient
- excellent
- good
- offer (somebody)
- provide (somebody with)
- operate
- improve
- deteriorate
- provider
- business
- company
- service for
- service to
- goods and services
- products and services
- efficient
- excellent
- good
- offer (somebody)
- provide (somebody with)
- operate
- improve
- deteriorate
- provider
- business
- company
- service for
- service to
- goods and services
- products and services
- efficient
- excellent
- good
- offer (somebody)
- provide (somebody with)
- operate
- improve
- deteriorate
- provider
- business
- company
- service for
- service to
- goods and services
- products and services
- efficient
- excellent
- first-class
- deliver something (to somebody)
- give (somebody)
- offer (somebody)
- job
- worker
- meritorious
- outstanding
- faithful
- do
- see
- begin
- member
- personnel
- record
- service to
- conditions of service
- in the service of your country
- in the service of God
- armed
- go into
- join
- meritorious
- outstanding
- faithful
- do
- see
- begin
- member
- personnel
- record
- service to
- conditions of service
- in the service of your country
- in the service of God
- great
- invaluable
- valuable
- be of
- do somebody
- perform
- charge
- fee
- at your service
- services of
- service to
- church
- religious
- funeral
- attend
- go to
- hold
- service for
- efficient
- good
- reliable
- lay on
- offer (somebody)
- provide (somebody with)
- in service
- out of service
- service between
- great
- invaluable
- valuable
- be of
- do somebody
- perform
- charge
- fee
- at your service
- services of
- service to
Synonyms
- serve
Antonyms
- neglect
- abandon
- disservice
Common mistakes
- Confused with 'serve' which is a verb.
- Using 'services' improperly as a singular noun.
- Confusing 'service' with 'servant' in a service context.