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tjeneste — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • duty noun Something a person is morally or legally obligated to do.
  • favor noun (US spelling; UK "favour") A kind or helpful act done for someone.
  • kindness noun The quality of being kind; a caring, generous, and considerate nature.
  • service noun Work done to help or benefit someone, or the act of providing this.

Senses

tjeneste is used for these senses in English:

  • decommission To take out of service or to render unusable.
  • duty (engineering) The efficiency of an engine in work done per unit of fuel; particularly, the number of pounds of water which a steam pumping engine can raise one foot by burning one bushel or hundredweight of coal.
  • favor A kind or helpful deed; an instance of voluntarily assisting (someone).
  • kindness An instance of kind or charitable behaviour.
  • report for duty To come to work, to show up for work.
  • service (economics) The practice of providing assistance as economic activity.

duty — full definition

  1. noun Something a person is morally or legally obligated to do.
  2. noun A tax charged on goods, especially imports.
  3. noun The period during which someone is actively working or on call.

favor — full definition

  1. noun (US spelling; UK "favour") A kind or helpful act done for someone.
  2. noun Approval, support, or preference shown toward someone or something.
  3. verb To prefer one option over another, or to treat someone with special kindness.

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