Formal term for work or services performed, often used in legal, contractual, or business contexts. Not an everyday word for 'work'.
The contract includes clauses regarding the provision of services.
This company specializes in IT services.
reparation by service
Compound of 役 (role, duty) and 務 (task, duty). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the combination naturally yields the meaning of 'service' or 'labor performed as a duty'.