: providing comprehensive service of a particular kind
a full-service bank

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The closure left roughly 20,000 people living within a half-mile of the site with one less full-service grocery store. CBS News, 14 Aug. 2026 Founded with the intention of bringing botanical beauty into everyday life, the shop has grown into a full-service floral and design studio, where the team creates everything from lush wedding installations to living walls. Jaha Nailah Avery, Travel + Leisure, 5 Aug. 2026 As the last two full-service grocery stores in Chinatown, these closures left a gap in food access in the neighborhood, where one in four residents are above the age of 65 and 30% of households live below the poverty line. Melody Xu, Los Angeles Times, 5 Aug. 2026 Some campuses operate full-service clinics, while others rely on a single nurse or referrals to outside providers. Mckenna Mobley, USA Today, 3 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for full-service

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First Known Use

1913, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of full-service was in 1913

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“Full-service.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/full-service. Accessed 19 Aug. 2026.

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full-service

adjective
full-ser·​vice
-ˈsər-vəs
: offering all services of a certain kind
a full-service bank
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