From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishRelated topics: Foodservingserv‧ing1 /ˈsɜːvɪŋ $ ˈsɜːr-/ noun [countable]DFENOUGHan amount of food that is enough for one personSYN helpingThis should make enough for four servings.Examples from the Corpusserving• The pyramidrecommends six to 11 servingsdaily.• The tensiondispelled as the two couples took small, pensive bites of their different servings.• Three to five servings are recommended, for a total of 6 to 10 grams of protein.• Each pack must also show the number of servings it contains.• The dish has about 250 calories per serving.• This recipe makes enough minestronesoup for four to six servings.• Eat two or three servings from the dairy group per day.• Two to three servingslow-fat or non-fat dairy foods.servingserving2 adjective [only before noun] →serving spoon/dish etcExamples from the Corpusserving• Stir this into the fromagefrais and pour over the still-hot potatoes in their serving dish.• No body, no charge - even if there was no servinggirl!• She was the match of a thousand serving girls.• Mrs Crumwallis and Mrs Garfitt had run from the servingtable and were standing over a boy.