service
verb
serviced; servicing
: to perform services for: such as
a
: to repair or provide maintenance for
serviced the furnace
b
: to meet interest and sinking fund payments on
service government debt
c
: to perform any of the business functions auxiliary to production or distribution of
d
of a male animal
: serve sense 10
servicer
noun
Examples of service in a Sentence
I need to get my car serviced.
The shop services sewing machines and old typewriters.
The company was unable to service the loan.
The bookstore primarily services people looking for out-of-print books.
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In 2024, the company paid $120 million to settle longstanding allegations of illegally servicing federal student loans and was banned from servicing federal student loans ever again.
—Brett Owens, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
The cost of servicing the national debt has tripled since 2021 to more than $1 trillion annually, said Jessica Riedl, a budget and tax fellow at the Brookings Institution.
—Josh Boak, Chicago Tribune, 1 June 2026
The cost of servicing the national debt has tripled since 2021 to more than $1 trillion annually, said Jessica Riedl, a budget and tax fellow at the Brookings Institution.
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Kaitlyn McCormick, USA Today, 4 June 2026
In 2024, the company paid $120 million to settle longstanding allegations of illegally servicing federal student loans and was banned from servicing federal student loans ever again.
—Brett Owens, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
The cost of servicing the national debt has tripled since 2021 to more than $1 trillion annually, said Jessica Riedl, a budget and tax fellow at the Brookings Institution.
—Josh Boak, Chicago Tribune, 1 June 2026
The cost of servicing the national debt has tripled since 2021 to more than $1 trillion annually, said Jessica Riedl, a budget and tax fellow at the Brookings Institution.
—ABC News, 31 May 2026
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“Service.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/service. Accessed 10 Jun. 2026.
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service
1 of 2 noun
ser·vice
ˈsər-vəs 
1
a
: the occupation or function of serving
in active service
b
: employment as a servant
entered the queen's service
2
a
: the work or action performed by one that serves
gives good service
b
: help entry 2 sense 1, use, benefit
be of service to them
c
: availability for use
I'll place a car at your service
3
: a religious ceremony or rite
the burial service
4
a
: the act of serving
b
: a helpful act : good turn
did us a service
c
: useful labor that does not produce goods
—usually used in plural
charge for professional services
d
5
: a set of articles for a particular use
a tea service
6
a
: a branch of public employment or the people working in it
the consular service
b
: a nation's armed forces
called into the service
7
: an organization for supplying some public demand or keeping up and repairing something
television sales and service
service
adjective
service
2 of 2 verb
serviced; servicing
: to work at taking care of and repairing
service cars
Medical Definition
service
noun
ser·vice
ˈsər-vəs
: a branch of a hospital medical staff devoted to a particular specialty
pediatric service
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