extension service
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- noun
- /ɪkˈstɛnʃən ˈsɜrvɪs/
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servicio de extensión
- If you want to learn more about sustainable farming, consider taking a course through your county's extension service.
- agricultural extension service
- cooperative extension service
- university extension services
Examples
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At the same time, we looked at our own past and found that the agriculture extension services have been very effective.
Academic text (1995) -
Many adults benefit from classes provided by the local extension service in topics like gardening and nutrition.
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You can find this out by asking your local extension service.
Blog text (22) -
In addition, some of these projects provide key extension services, such as helping to prepare management plans.
Academic text (2002) -
Have you supported at least one field trial of your product with your local extension service or grower?
Academic text (1998) -
State extension services and NRCS help put research findings into practice.
Academic text (2001) -
Since 1980, about twenty-eight states have established one or another species of technology extension services.
Academic text (1993) -
In most counties, there is a Cooperative Extension Service with Master Gardeners on tap who will also help.
Blog text (28) -
The new maize was promoted by the extension service, and some surveys suggest that from two-thirds to three-quarters of the farmers grow it.
Academic text (1994) -
The university's extension service offers free workshops for community members looking to improve their job skills.
Synonyms
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A program from a college or university that offers courses for people who are not regular students
How Accessible
Surface Forms
Morphology
The components 'extension' (expanding availability) and 'service' (a program or provision) transparently yield the idea of a program that extends educational offerings, so a B1 learner who knows both words can infer a general meaning. However, the phrase is an institutional term (university/college outreach to non-regular students) with a specific administrative sense that may not be fully predictable without exposure, so it is only partially transparent.
Etymology
Extension service comes from colleges offering an extension of their teaching as a service to the local community, literally 'extending' lessons and help beyond the campus. So, a extension service is a college program that gives classes and advice to people who are 'not regular students'.