Phrase guide

full service

noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A radio format consisting of a mix of music with locally produced programming and segments focusing on local issues.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Topics: broadcasting, media, radio

Examples

  • WXYZ used to offer full service to listeners in the region, until it was bought out by a conglomerate and converted to become all corporate country and commercials, all the time.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

The ability to offer many types of related service rather than a limited set of specialisms.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: attributive, often, uncountable

Topics: business

Examples

  • By offering everything that a publisher needs — including editing, proofreading, printing, binding, and distribution — Acme Corporation provides full service to the trade.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

Service that includes waiting on the customer.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: attributive, often, uncountable

Topics: business

Examples

  • By pumping the gas, washing the windshield, checking the oil dipstick, and checking the tire pressure, old-fashioned service stations offered full service to the motorist.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: self-service

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noun

Meaning 4

In prostitution, full sexual activity including penetration.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: euphemistic, uncountable

Topics: lifestyle, sex, sexuality

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: FS

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

2 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 全套 (quántào) — sex
  • Czech: kompletka — sex