maintenance vs service

service vs maintenance

maintenance and service both are nouns.

maintenance is not a verb while service is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
maintenance	Yes	No	No	No
service	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, service is a hyponym of maintenance; that is, service is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than maintenance:

maintenance: activity involved in maintaining something in good working order
service: periodic maintenance on a car or machine

Other hyponyms of maintenance include camera care, car care, inspection and repair, overhaul, pump priming, scheduled maintenance, steam fitting.

maintenance (noun)	service (noun)
activity involved in maintaining something in good working order	an act of help or assistance; something (such as a tool, software or system) used to render said help or assistance
the act of sustaining life by food or providing a means of subsistence	the act of public worship following prescribed rules
the unauthorized interference in a legal action by a person having no interest in it (as by helping one party with money or otherwise to continue the action) so as to obstruct justice or promote unnecessary litigation or unsettle the peace of the community	(sports) a stroke that puts the ball in play
means of maintenance of a family or group	the act of mating by male animals
court-ordered support paid by one spouse to another after they are separated	the act of delivering a writ or summons upon someone
	periodic maintenance on a car or machine
	the performance of duties by a waiter or servant
	employment in or work for another
	work done by one person or group that benefits another
	(law) the acts performed by an English feudal tenant for the benefit of his lord which formed the consideration for the property granted to him
	tableware consisting of a complete set of articles (silver or dishware) for use at table
	a means of serving
	a force that is a branch of the armed forces
	a company or agency that performs a public service; subject to government regulation

maintenance (verb)	service (verb)
	make fit for use
	mate with
	be used by; as of a utility

Difference between maintenance and service

Words related to "service"

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