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
Masha	-	Russian
Philippine	fee-lee-PEEN	French
Amadi (2)	-	Western African, Yoruba
Somer	['sʌmə]
Elkanah	el-KAYN-ə (English)	Biblical, Biblical Hebrew
Julian	JOO-lee-ən (English), JOOL-yən (English), YUWL-yahn (Polish), YOO-lee-ahn (German)	English, Polish, German