noun phrase · neutral
community services
UK/kəˈmjuːnəti ˈsɜːvɪsɪz/US/kəˈmjuːnəti ˈsɜːrvɪsɪz/co·MMU·ni·ty SER·vic·es
Services provided to people in a local area, such as healthcare, education and waste collection.
Examples
“Access to community services is poorer in remote rural areas.”
“Funding for community services has been cut in recent years.”
“Volunteers often help deliver community services in deprived neighbourhoods.”
Band 8 sentence
“Effective funding of community services is essential for reducing inequality at neighbourhood level.”
Collocations
- access to community services
- funding for community services
- local community services
Word family
Common mistakes
social services→community services
Say it for a higher band
5local services→6public services→7+community services
Synonyms
local services
public services
Easily confused
public services
“Public services such as libraries and clinics are essential for low-income neighbourhoods.”
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