serving

The act or process of serving.

Noun

  1. The act or process of serving.
  2. An instance of that act or process.
  3. The quantity of food or drink intended for one person in a single sitting; especially in relation to a meal.

    Synonyms: helping

  4. A fraction or share.
    • Very few Latino rock and roll bands, in the days before Santana, managed to successfully steal even a slight serving of the nation's auditory attention. - 1990, Wayne Jancik, The Billboard Book of One-Hit Wonders,...
  5. A layer added to the outside of an electrical cable to protect it.

    Coordinate Terms: insulation sheath sheathing

Origin

By surface analysis, serve + -ing.

Forms

servings

Derived

multiserving nonserving process-serving self-serving serving dish serving girl serving hatch servingmaid serving mallet servingman serving pantry serving spoon serving suggestion servingware servingwoman

Verb

  1. present participle and gerund of serve