Service
Work
Work noun - The action for which a person or thing is specially fitted or used or for which a thing exists.
Usage example: the work of a movie director is to tell a story through a series of striking images
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Although the film emphasizes military service as a requirement to earn citizenship, in the novel many forms of social work and service to the community also lead to citizenship.
Source: Scary Dogmatic Aliens - A sign that Buffy has hit Rock Bottom is when she's forced to work in the service industry.
Source: Service Sector Stereotypes -
When this comes out, he lets her (and Griffen, who was also in the ATV) do community service to work off the debt.
Source: Work Off the Debt
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Work and Service. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/service/work
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Work or Service. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/service/work.
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