put into service

put something into service

to begin to use something The boat was sold to a Danish firm and put into service as a ferry on the North Sea.

Usage notes: usually said about something that is provided regularly

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Layton	LAY-tən	English
Yehu'	-	Biblical Hebrew
Joseph	JO-səf (English), zho-ZEF (French), YO-zef (German)	English, French, German, Biblical
Filibert	FEE-lee-bert (German)	German, Dutch, Ancient Germanic
Dane	DAYN	English
ØYdis	-	Norwegian