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full service

full service

15 4.1
A level where staff do many things for customers, like pumping gas or helping at a hotel
  • noun
  • /fʊl ˈsɜrvɪs/
translation icon : servicio completo
  • Ajalat and Ajalat, LLP is a full-service law firm located in North Hollywood.

So that's part of the full service.

Examples

  • Many residents must travel long distances to a full-service grocery store.

    Academic text (2004)

  • Fox Rothschild LLP is a full-service law firm built to serve business leaders.

    Blog text (4)

  • How important is it to you to have a full service?

    Academic text (2013)

  • Just remember, everything is covered under a full service warranty.

    About Last Night (2014)

  • At BCCI, we're a full-service bank.

    The Infiltrator (2016)

  • Though we provide privacy for the residential guest, we are also a full-service hotel, including complimentary shoe shine.

    Fiction book (1991)

  • True Food Kitchen is the largest health and Wellness oriented full service restaurant company in this country.

  • The hotel offers full service, ensuring every guest's needs are attended to by friendly staff.

  • At the conference center, organizers provide full service, including catering and technical support for all events.

  • The resort is known for its full service, which includes spa treatments, guided tours, and fine dining options.

Synonyms

full treatment
vsfull service
3 3.6

All the extra services and options included with a product or service

focuses on staff providing every need and amenity to clients

Antonyms

self-service
4 2.8

A way for customers to pick and pay for items without staff help

How Complete

full service
15 4.1
self-service
1 3.4

Surface Forms

full service singular
full services plural

Morphology

full + service

The sense 'a service that provides everything or all amenities' is directly and compositionally derived from 'full' (completely) + 'service' (assistance/work). This simple adjective+noun pattern is cross-linguistically common and follows normal English composition, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents would very likely infer the MWE's meaning.

Etymology

Full service comes from places like old gas stations and hotels where staff did everything for a customer, for example attendants who pumped gas, checked oil and carried bags. Because full means complete and service means help, full service now means 'all needs are provided'.