This article is about a term used in economics. For other uses, see service (disambiguation).

In economics and marketing, a service is the non-material equivalent of a good. Service provision has been defined as an economic activity that does not result in ownership, and this is what differentiates it from providing physical goods. It is claimed to be a process that creates benefits by facilitating either a change in customers, a change in their physical possessions, or a change in their intangible assets.

By supplying some level of skill, ingenuity, and experience, providers of a service participate in an economy without the restrictions of carrying stock (inventory) or the need to concern themselves with bulky raw materials. On the other hand, their investment in expertise does require marketing and upgrading in the face of competition which has equally few physical restrictions.

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at home on tyktwd, because at Alberta Health Services, they don't want kids, because of H1N1.
saieesha_p (Saieesha P.) Wed, 04 Nov 2009 20:58:16 -0000
at home on tyktwd, because at Alberta Health Services, they don't want kids, because of H1N1.
RT @azizansari Whoa! Richard Dunn of Tim & Eric fame is gonna be on Parks and Rec Either that or he's stealing a banana from craft services.
CristinZaragoza (Cristin Zaragoza) Wed, 04 Nov 2009 20:18:08 -0000
RT @azizansari Whoa! Richard Dunn of Tim & Eric fame is gonna be on Parks and Rec Either that or he's stealing a banana from craft services.
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Ideafood (Dan Wallace) Wed, 04 Nov 2009 18:51:02 -0000
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mealsonwheels (MealsonWheels&Mo) Wed, 04 Nov 2009 18:50:55 -0000
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