service firm
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- noun
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empresa de servicios
- The service firm specializes in providing IT support to small businesses in the area.
- professional service firm
- international service firm
- other service firms
The question for financial services firms is how worried should they be about competition from Apple?
- The question for financial services firms is how worried should they be about competition from Apple?
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Fortune also ranks the professional services firm as one of the 100 Best Companies to Work For.
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Anyone who has ever worked in a professional service firm knows that relationships are everything.
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The easiest route seemed to be to form an alliance with a professional service firm.
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The prospect of competition with newly integrated European service firms is another force driving changes in the North American services sector.
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I did marcom work for professional service firms, mostly accounting firms.
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Businesses that reported the strongest returns were service firms, wholesalers, and electronics providers.
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CRS is a consulting services firm specializing in waste reduction for commercial and industrial clients.
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Riptech was the leading managed security services firm that monitored and protected its client base on a 24/7 basis.
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Many clients turn to a service firm for help with tax preparation and financial planning.
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If you're interested in web design, you should hire a reputable service firm to create a professional site.
Synonyms
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A business that provides services like event planning or computer work to other companies for a fee
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A company that does special work for other businesses for a fee, like paying workers or printing
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Morphology
The meaning 'a business that provides services' is directly and compositionally derived from 'service' (assistance offered commercially) + 'firm' (company). This noun-noun compound follows a common, literal pattern found across languages, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily infer the MWE meaning.
Etymology
Service firm comes from the words service (meaning 'work that helps people') and firm (a company). Imagine a business that 'serves' customers with skills or help instead of making things, so service firm means a company that sells 'services' rather than 'goods'.