Meaning & use
service rendered
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Meaning
noununcountableformalbusinesslegal
Work or help that someone has actually carried out for another person or organization.
Grammar: Often written as a fixed phrase, especially in invoices and contracts; it usually has no article.
Patterns
- for services rendered
- payment for service rendered
- a fee for services rendered
The invoice lists the fee for service rendered last month.
Payment for services rendered is due within thirty days.
The court asked for proof of service rendered under the contract.
Common combinations
- payment for services rendered
- The contract states that payment for services rendered must be made by bank transfer.
- a fee for services rendered
- She sent a small fee for services rendered to the translator.
- compensation for services rendered
- Volunteers received no compensation for services rendered.
- invoice for services rendered
- Please attach an invoice for services rendered to your report.
Synonyms and how they differ
- work done
- This is plain everyday English, while 'service rendered' sounds formal and appears mainly in business or legal writing.
- services provided
- Very close in meaning, but 'provided' is neutral and common, whereas 'rendered' has an old-fashioned, formal ring.
Word family
- render verb
- to give or provide something, such as help or a service
Commonly confused: service rendered or service?
service rendered vs service
'Service' alone can mean a department, a religious ceremony, or helpful treatment; 'service rendered' specifically means work already done for someone.
Practice
Which sentence uses 'service rendered' correctly?
Choose one answer.
The phrase means work actually done, so it fits payment for a consultant's work. It is not an adjective, not a verb pattern, and cannot describe food.
Make it your own
Write a sentence using “service rendered”, then check it and compare it with the examples above.