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in–service

adjective in–ser·vice \ˈin-ˈsər-vəs\

: happening while you are being paid to work

Full Definition of IN-SERVICE

1
:  going on or continuing while one is fully employed <in–service teacher education workshops>
2
:  of, relating to, or being one that is fully employed <in–service police officers>
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First Known Use of IN-SERVICE

1928

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