customer service

noun

1

a

: support with products or services provided by a business to its customers

The company has won accolades for its customer service.

The commissioner has touted several improvements in customer service, including reducing the time it takes for agents to answer the national 800 number, shortening the wait times in field offices and reducing the initial disability claims backlog.

—Tami Luhby

b

: the aspect of business that involves providing support to customers

Artificial intelligence is becoming an increasingly common part of how customer service works …

—Ingrid Lunden

2

a

: the department of a business that provides support to customers

The company has openings in customer service.

also : its staff or location

Whether you're dealing with a classic case of buyer's remorse or have questions about deals, damage to packages, or your … membership, it's good to know that you can actually speak to customer service.

—Christina Buff

… make sure to download the app. … This can save you hours waiting in theme park-sized lines at customer service.

—Erin Bendig

b

: the profession of providing business support to customers

What this means for job seekers is that … the city has become an ideal launchpad for those seeking long-term career growth in customer service, technology and related industries.

—MarketersMedia News Hub

Examples of customer service in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Nebius delivers the specific GPUs Reactor needs, solid customer service and sufficient hardware and software, at a good price, Taiuti said. — Jordan Novet, CNBC, 10 Oct. 2026

Traditional American business values like social responsibility, community involvement, and customer service — y’know, the things companies used to at least pretend to care about — have been tossed aside. — Noel Murray, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2026

Along with discussions about customer service, public safety officials demonstrated how to administer Narcan and control bleeding if someone is injured. — Emily McLeod, CBS News, 8 Oct. 2026

The only way to get their money back is by calling a hard-to-reach customer service line, according to a report by WVTF. — Gaby Del Valle, The Verge, 8 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1922, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Rhymes for customer service

• disservice
• preservice
• interservice
• nervous
• nervus