serving
nounUK /ˈsɜːvɪŋ/ · US /ˈsɝvɪŋ/
Etymology By surface analysis, serve + -ing.
1
Gerund The act or process of serving.
2
An instance of that act or process.
3
The quantity of food or drink intended for one person in a single sitting; especially in relation to a meal.
4
Broadly A fraction or share.
- Very few Latino rock and roll bands, in the days before Santana, managed to successfully steal even a slight serving of the nation's auditory attention.1990, Wayne Jancik, The Billboard Book of One-Hit Wonders, →ISBN, page 154:
5
A layer added to the outside of an electrical cable to protect it.