public service noun
plural ∼ -vices 1 [count, noncount] : the business of supplying something (such as electricity, gas, or transportation) to the members of a community
▪ The cost of public services is on the rise. 2 : something that is done to help people rather than to make a profit [count] ▪ The station is running antismoking commercials as a public service. [noncount] ▪ The company is heavily involved in public service. ▪ The TV station showed a public service announcement [=an announcement made for the good of the public] on drunk driving. 3 [noncount] : work that someone does as part of a government : the work done by public servants
▪ He works in public service. ▪ She has devoted her life to public service.
▪ The cost of public services is on the rise.
▪ He works in public service. ▪ She has devoted her life to public service.
