noun · verb · 5 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.
Sound
Pronunciation
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Australian, Received-Pronunciation:/ˈsɜː.vɪ.sɪz/
Canada, General-American:/ˈsɝ.vɪ.sɪz/
US:Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
CMU ARPABET:S ER1 V AH0 S AH0 Z
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
CMU ARPABET 2:S ER1 V IH0 S IH0 Z
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
That which is produced, then traded, bought or sold, then finally consumed and consists of an action or work.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: business, economics, sciences
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
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2
noun
Meaning 2
plural of service
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, plural
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
A service station.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK
Examples
There's a services in 10 miles.
Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
4
verb
Meaning 4
third-person singular simple present indicative of service
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract