Service vs Bargain - What's the difference?
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An act of being of assistance to someone.
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, title= (economics) The practice of providing such a service as economic activity.
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, title= (computing) A function that is provided by one program or machine for another.
The state of being subordinate to or employed by an individual or group
The military.
A set of dishes or utensils.
(sports) The act of initially starting, or serving, the ball in play in tennis, volleyball, and other games.
A religious rite or ritual.
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, title= (legal) The serving, or delivery, of a summons or writ.
* 1668 July 3, , “Thomas Rue contra'' Andrew Hou?toun” in ''The Deci?ions of the Lords of Council & Se??ion I (Edinburgh, 1683),
(Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, Israel, West Bank) A taxi shared among unrelated passengers, each of whom pays part of the fare; often, it has a fixed route between cities.
A musical composition for use in churches.
(obsolete) Profession of respect; acknowledgment of duty owed.
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(nautical) The materials used for serving a rope, etc., such as spun yarn and small lines.
To serve.
To perform maintenance.
(transitive, agriculture, euphemistic) To inseminate through sexual intercourse
(vulgar) To perform a sexual act.
An agreement between parties concerning the sale of property; or a contract by which one party binds himself to transfer the right to some property for a consideration, and the other party binds himself to receive the property and pay the consideration.
*(rfdate) (w, Wharton's Law Lexicon)
*:A contract is a bargain that is legally binding.
An agreement or stipulation; mutual pledge.
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*:And whon your honors mean to solemnize The bargain of your faith.
An item (usually brand new) purchased for significantly less than the usual, or recommended, price; also (when not qualified), a gainful transaction; an advantageous purchase.
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*:Thus the red damask curtains which now shut out the fog-laden, drizzling atmosphere of the Marylebone Road, had cost a mere song, and yet they might have been warranted to last another thirty years. A great bargain also had been the excellent Axminster carpet which covered the floor;.
The thing stipulated or purchased.
*(rfdate) (William Shakespeare)
*:She was too fond of her most filthy bargain .
(Webster 1913)
To make a bargain; to make a contract for the exchange of property or services; to negotiate; -- followed by with and for; as, to bargain with a farmer for a cow.
To transfer for a consideration; to barter; to trade; as, to bargain one horse for another.
As nouns the difference between service and bargain
is that service is service (eg in a restaurant) or service can be service, set while bargain is an agreement between parties concerning the sale of property; or a contract by which one party binds himself to transfer the right to some property for a consideration, and the other party binds himself to receive the property and pay the consideration.As a verb bargain is
to make a bargain; to make a contract for the exchange of property or services; to negotiate; -- followed by with and for; as, to bargain with a farmer for a cow.service
English
Etymology 1
From (etyl) (m) (French: (m)), from the verb (m) < (etyl) (m), from .Noun
(en noun)- I say I did him a service by ending our relationship - now he can freely pursue his career.
Mr. Pratt's Patients, passage=Then he commenced to talk, really talk. and inside of two flaps of a herring's fin he had me mesmerized, like Eben Holt's boy at the town hall show. He talked about the ills of humanity, and the glories of health and Nature and service and land knows what all.}}
The tao of tech, passage=The dirty secret of the internet is that all this distraction and interruption is immensely profitable. Web companies like to boast about […], or offering services that let you "stay up to date with what your friends are doing",
The Mirror and the Lamp, passage=Here, in the transept and choir, where the service was being held, one was conscious every moment of an increasing brightness; colours glowing vividly beneath the circular chandeliers, and the rows of small lights on the choristers' desks flashed and sparkled in front of the boys' faces, deep linen collars, and red neckbands.}}
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- He Su?pends on the?e Rea?ons, that Thomas Rue'' had granted a general Di?charge to ''Adam Mu?het'', who was his Conjunct, and ''correus debendi'', after the alleadged Service , which Di?charged ''Mu?het'', and con?equently ''Houstoun his Partner.
- Pray, do my service to his majesty.
Usage notes
In British English, the indefinite article “a” is often used with “good service”, as in “A good service is operating on all London Underground lines,” while this is not used in American English.Antonyms
* (action or work that is produced and consumed) good * capitalDerived terms
* accept service * advisory service * all-up service * answering service * bond service * church service * civil service * client service * community service * curb service * customer service * debt service * denial of service * denture service * dinner service * diplomatic service * disservice * divine service * ecological service * emergency service * escort service * extension service * eyeservice * fanservice * fee-for-service * food service * foreign service * full-service * health service * ill service * in service * lip service * memorial service * military service * multiservice * national service * online service * out of service * personal service * postal service * power service * prayer service * public service * quality of service * room service * secret service * Secret Service * selective service * self-service * service area * service book * service break * service bureau * service call * service cap * service ceiling * service center * service charge * service club * service contract * service court * service dog * service door * service elevator * service line * service loop * service mark * service module * service of process * service pipe * service plaza * service provider * service road * service station * service stripe * serviceman * servicewoman * shared service * silent service * silver service * social service * substituted service * table service * tea service * unservice * unserviced * web service * wire service * yeoman's serviceVerb
(servic)- They service the customer base.
- He is going to service the car.
- He was going to service her.
Descendants
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*Etymology 2
bargain
English
Noun
(en noun)Synonyms
* contract, engagement, purchase, stipulation * (an advantageous purchase) stealAntonyms
* rip-offDerived terms
* bargain basement * Faustian bargain * into the bargain * prebargainingVerb
- So worthless peasants bargain for their wives. -- Shakespeare.
- united we bargain, divided we beg