Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

out-of-service

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.43 in modern English

Syllables: out--of-ser-vice
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

5

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Not working, not functioning, broken; currently unavailable.

Example Sentences

"No one much likes it when something—an empty cab, an out-of-service subway train, summer—goes by without stopping."

Inflected Forms

out of service (alternative)

Synonyms

out of commission out-of-order bad borked broken broken-down bum bung busted cactused crocked dead

Antonyms

in service

Questions

What does out-of-service mean?: Not working, not functioning, broken; currently unavailable.

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