serving

noun

serv·​ing ˈsər-viŋ 

: a helping of food or drink

Examples of serving in a Sentence

This is my third serving of mashed potatoes.

According to the package, one serving size is 6 ounces.

Recent Examples on the Web

Restaurants hope that offering smaller servings beyond the children's menu will meet many different diners’ needs. —ABC News, 12 Mar. 2026

Restaurants hope that offering smaller servings beyond the children’s menu will meet many different diners’ needs. —Dee-Ann Durbin, Fortune, 12 Mar. 2026

But portioning the layered dish into individual servings before cooking and steaming it on the stovetop? —Gretchen McKay, Boston Herald, 11 Mar. 2026

Puck expects the kitchen to churn out some ​600 homemade pizzas, 3,000 artichoke agnolotti, and 2,000 mini chocolate ​Oscars, among tens of thousands of individual servings. —Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 11 Mar. 2026

Word History

Etymology

serve entry 1 + -ing entry 1

First Known Use

1864, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing serving

• self-serving

Rhymes for serving

• curving
• swerving
• conserving
• deserving
• observing
• preserving
• reserving
• subserving
• unnerving
• unswerving
• undeserving

Kids Definition

serving

noun

serv·​ing

ˈsər-viŋ

: a helping of food or drink

another serving of vegetables