Product vs. Service

By Jaxson

  • Product (noun)

    A commodity offered for sale.

    “That store offers a variety of products.”

    “We’ve got to sell a lot of product by the end of the month.”

    “merchandise|wares|goods”

  • Product (noun)

    Any preparation to be applied to the hair, skin, nails, etc.

    “Wash excess product out of your hair.”

  • Product (noun)

    Anything that is produced; a result.

    “The product of last month’s quality standards committee is quite good, even though the process was flawed.”

  • Product (noun)

    The amount of an artifact that has been created by someone or some process.

    “They improve their product every year; they export most of their agricultural production.”

    “endwork|production|output|creation|yield”

  • Product (noun)

    A consequence of someone’s efforts or of a particular set of circumstances.

    “Skill is the product of hours of practice.”

    “His reaction was the product of hunger and fatigue.”

  • Product (noun)

    A chemical substance formed as a result of a chemical reaction.

    “This is a product of lime and nitric acid.”

  • Product (noun)

    A quantity obtained by multiplication of two or more numbers.

    “The product of 2 and 3 is 6.”

    “The product of 2, 3, and 4 is 24.”

  • Product (noun)

    Any operation or a result thereof which generalises multiplication of numbers, like the product of types or a categorical product.

  • Product (noun)

    Illegal drugs, especially cocaine, when viewed as a commodity.

    “I got some product here – you buying?”

  • Service (noun)

    An act of being of assistance to someone.

    “I say I did him a service by ending our relationship – now he can freely pursue his career.”

  • Service (noun)

    The practice of providing such a service as economic activity.

    “Hair care is a service industry.”

  • Service (noun)

    A department in a company, an organization, a government department, etc.

  • Service (noun)

    A function that is provided by one program or machine for another.

    “This machine provides the name service for the LAN.”

  • Service (noun)

    The state of being subordinate to or employed by an individual or group

    “Lancelot was at the service of King Arthur.”

  • Service (noun)

    The military.

    “I did three years in the service before coming here.”

  • Service (noun)

    A set of dishes or utensils.

    “She brought out the silver tea service.”

  • Service (noun)

    The act of initially starting, or serving, the ball in play in tennis, volleyball, and other games.

    “The player had four service faults in the set.”

  • Service (noun)

    A religious rite or ritual.

    “The funeral service was touching.”

  • Service (noun)

    The serving, or delivery, of a summons or writ.

    “The service happened yesterday.”

  • Service (noun)

    A taxi shared among unrelated passengers, each of whom pays part of the fare; often, it has a fixed route between cities.

  • Service (noun)

    A musical composition for use in churches.

  • Service (noun)

    Profession of respect; acknowledgment of duty owed.

  • Service (noun)

    The materials used for serving a rope, etc., such as spun yarn and small lines.

  • Service (verb)

    To serve.

    “They service the customer base.”

  • Service (verb)

    To perform maintenance.

    “He is going to service the car.”

  • Service (verb)

    To inseminate through sexual intercourse

  • Service (verb)

    To perform a sexual act.

    “He was going to service her.”

Wiktionary
  • Service (noun)

    the action of helping or doing work for someone

    “millions are involved in voluntary service”

  • Service (noun)

    an act of assistance

    “he has done us a great service”

    “he volunteered his services as a driver”

  • Service (noun)

    assistance or advice given to customers during and after the sale of goods

    “they aim to provide better quality of service”

  • Service (noun)

    the action of serving food and drinks to customers

    “they complained of poor bar service”

  • Service (noun)

    short for service charge

    “service is included in the final bill”

  • Service (noun)

    a period of employment with a company or organization

    “he retired after 40 years’ service”

  • Service (noun)

    employment as a servant

    “the pitifully low wages gained from domestic service”

  • Service (noun)

    the use which can be made of a machine

    “the computer should provide good service for years”

  • Service (noun)

    a system supplying a public need such as transport, communications, or utilities such as electricity and water

    “a regular bus service”

  • Service (noun)

    a public department or organization run by the state

    “the probation service”

  • Service (noun)

    the armed forces

    “service personnel”

  • Service (noun)

    an area with parking beside a major road supplying petrol, refreshments, and other amenities to motorists.

  • Service (noun)

    a ceremony of religious worship according to a prescribed form

    “a funeral service”

  • Service (noun)

    a periodic routine inspection and maintenance of a vehicle or other machine

    “he took his car in for a service”

  • Service (noun)

    a set of matching crockery used for serving a particular meal

    “a dinner service”

  • Service (noun)

    (in tennis and other racket sports) the action or right of serving to begin play.

  • Service (noun)

    a serve.

  • Service (noun)

    the formal delivery of a document such as a writ or summons.

  • Service (verb)

    perform routine maintenance or repair work on (a vehicle or machine)

    “ensure that gas appliances are serviced regularly”

  • Service (verb)

    supply and maintain systems for public utilities and transport and communications in (an area)

    “the village is small and well serviced”

  • Service (verb)

    perform a service or services for (someone)

    “her life is devoted to servicing others”

  • Service (verb)

    pay interest on (a debt)

    “taxpayers are paying $250 million just to service that debt”

  • Service (verb)

    (of a male animal) mate with (a female animal)

    “one dog could presumably service several bitches in a day”

  • Service (verb)

    have sexual intercourse with or give sexual gratification to (someone).

Oxford Dictionary

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