in service

prepositional phrase

Employed as a domestic servant.

Meanings

prepositional phrase
  1. UKEmployed as a domestic servant.
  2. CanadaUSAvailable for use; operational.

    About 20,600 Vélib’ bicycles are in service here, with more than 1,450 self-service rental stations.

    2008 July 13, Steven Erlanger, “A New Fashion Catches on in Paris: Cheap Bicycle Rentals”, in New York Times
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APA

in service. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/in%20service

MLA

“in service.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/in%20service. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “in service,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/in%20service.

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