служба — meaning in English
sluzhba
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English meaning
- duty noun Something a person is morally or legally obligated to do.
- employment noun A paid job or work that someone does regularly.
- office noun A room or building where people do administrative or professional work.
- service noun Work done to help or benefit someone, or the act of providing this.
Senses
служба is used for these senses in English:
- divine service (countable, Christianity) A service of public Christian worship.
- 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.
- employment The occupation or work for which one is used, and often paid.
- ministration The act of ministering.
- office (religion) A ceremonial duty or service, particularly:
- service An act of being of assistance to someone.
- service The state of being subordinate to or employed by an individual or group.
- service (economics) The practice of providing assistance as economic activity.
duty — full definition
- noun Something a person is morally or legally obligated to do.
- noun A tax charged on goods, especially imports.
- noun The period during which someone is actively working or on call.
employment — full definition
- noun A paid job or work that someone does regularly.
- noun The state or condition of having a paid job.