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  • 21industry */*/*/ — UK [ˈɪndəstrɪ] / US noun Word forms industry : singular industry plural industries 1) [uncountable] the production of goods, especially those made in factories. The part of industry that involves the production of steel, coal, or large goods such …

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  • 22service — service1 /serr vis/, n., adj., v., serviced, servicing. n. 1. an act of helpful activity; help; aid: to do someone a service. 2. the supplying or supplier of utilities or commodities, as water, electricity, or gas, required or demanded by the… …

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  • 23industry — [[t]ɪ̱ndəstri[/t]] ♦ industries 1) N UNCOUNT Industry is the work and processes involved in collecting raw materials, and making them into products in factories. British industry suffers through insufficient investment in research. ...in… …

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  • 24service — 1 noun FOR THE PUBLIC 1 public services (countable often plural) things such as education, hospitals, banks etc that are provided for the public to use: the decline in public services in recent times | the welfare/medical/social etc service… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 25service — ser|vice1 W1S1 [ˈsə:vıs US ˈsə:r ] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(official system/organization)¦ 2¦(something provided by a company)¦ 3¦(in a shop/restaurant/hotel)¦ 4¦(work)¦ 5¦(work done for somebody)¦ 6¦(duty)¦ 7¦(being used)¦ 8¦(religious ceremony)¦ 9¦(army)¦ …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 26service — 1. n. & v. n. 1 the act of helping or doing work for another or for a community etc. 2 work done in this way. 3 assistance or benefit given to someone. 4 the provision or system of supplying a public need, e.g. transport, or (often in pl.) the… …

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  • 27Service — 1. n. & v. n. 1 the act of helping or doing work for another or for a community etc. 2 work done in this way. 3 assistance or benefit given to someone. 4 the provision or system of supplying a public need, e.g. transport, or (often in pl.) the… …

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  • 28Service climate — Climate for service refers to employee perceptions of the practices, procedures, and behaviors that get rewarded, supported, and expected with regard to customer service and customer service quality. For example, to the extent that employees… …

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  • 29Service — /serr vis/, n. Robert W(illiam), 1874 1958, Canadian writer, born in England. * * * (as used in expressions) Public Broadcasting Service civil service domestic service foreign service diplomatic service Internal Revenue Service …

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  • 30service — {{11}}service (n.) c.1100, celebration of public worship, from O.Fr. servise, from L. servitium slavery, servitude, from servus slave (see SERVE (Cf. serve)). Meaning act of serving is attested from early 13c. Sense of duty of a military man… …

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