serving

4 definitions • 4 examples

employed at the present time in a particular organization, especially the armed forces:

serving and retired military officers

an object used for holding food before it is put onto plates, or for putting food onto plates:

Do you have a serving dish I can put this in?

an amount of one type of food that is given to one person:

The quantities given in the recipe should be enough for four servings.

the amount of one type of food given to one person:

This recipe makes enough for four servings.