Meaning

• Noun

  1. An act of being of assistance to someone.
  2. The state of being subordinate to or employed by an individual or group.
  3. Work as a member of the military.
  4. The practice of providing assistance as economic activity.
  5. Synonym of utility (“commodity provided on a continuous basis by a physical infrastructure network, such as electricity, water supply or sewerage”).
  6. A department in a company, organization, or institution.
  7. A function that is provided by one program or machine for another.
  8. The military.
  9. A set of dishes or utensils.
  10. The act of initially starting, or serving, the ball in play in tennis, volleyball, and other games.
  11. A religious rite or ritual.
  12. The serving, or delivery, of a summons or writ.
  13. A taxi shared among unrelated passengers, each of whom pays part of the fare; often, it has a fixed route between cities.
  14. A musical composition for use in churches.
  15. (obsolete) Profession of respect; acknowledgment of duty owed.
  16. The materials used for serving a rope, etc., such as spun yarn and small lines.
  17. Access to resources such as hotel rooms and Web-based videos without transfer of the resources' ownership.

• Verb