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| activation code |
a set of characters, consisting of numbers, letters, characters, or a combination of these, that is sent by a website to a user's email so that the website can verify the user's email address and comply with the user's request to begin a new service or change personal information. Once received, the user enters the code into the provided box on the website so that fulfillment of the user's request can begin. |
| active duty |
the status of full-time service or work, esp. in the military. |
| advertising |
the business, profession, or action of creating and distributing notices to the public for the purpose of stimulating sales of a product or service. [1/2 definitions] |
| AFS |
abbreviation of "American Field Service." |
| American plan |
a system by which hotels charge a fixed rate for room, meals, and service. (Cf. European plan.) |
| Anabaptist |
a member of any of several Protestant sects formed in the sixteenth century that baptized only adult believers, opposed military service, and advocated the separation of church and state. [1/2 definitions] |
| antiphon |
a song or part of a song to be sung in response, often in a religious service. |
| Anzac |
any soldier in the service of Australia or New Zealand. [1/2 definitions] |
| au pair |
(French) of or pertaining to an arrangement in which one service or benefit is exchanged for another. [1/2 definitions] |
| backcourt |
in tennis, the part of the court between the base line and the service line. (Cf. forecourt.) [1/3 definitions] |
| benediction |
a blessing, esp. the one pronounced over the congregation by the clergyman at the end of a religious service. [2 definitions] |
| benefit |
an object, service, or sum of money that enhances well-being; aid. [1/5 definitions] |
| boatswain |
a warrant officer on a warship, or in domestic service a petty officer responsible for a ship's gear such as rigging, anchors, and the like. |
| bond servant |
one who is bound to service without pay. [1/2 definitions] |
| call up |
to give the order for (soldiers, guards, or the like) to report for active service. [1/2 definitions] |
| carrying charge |
the interest and service charge on the unpaid balance in installment buying. [1/2 definitions] |
| cater |
to supply food, service, or entertainment, esp. off the main business premises. [2/3 definitions] |
| cavalry |
troops mounted on horseback or in armored carriers or helicopters, or the branch of military service composed of such troops. |
| certified mail |
a postal service that, for a fee, guarantees the delivery of first-class uninsured mail by requiring the addressee to sign for it. [2 definitions] |
| chargé d'affaires |
a foreign service official who takes charge of diplomatic business whenever an ambassador or minister is temporarily absent. [1/2 definitions] |
| child care |
the practice, service, or business of caring for other people's children, esp. young children whose parents work outside the home. |
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