Kilo Lingo

/ˈsɜːvɪs/

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Translation

The help that staff give to customers in a shop, a hotel, or a restaurant.

Word origin

From Latin servitium, meaning the work of a servant.

Origin
Latin
Root
servitium
English cognates
serve, servant

Grammar

Gender
Pluralservices

Examples

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Here "service" is how the staff look after you.

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A "service" can also be a job a company does for you.

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In this sense "service" is uncountable.

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This word is part of lesson 14.