Definition of "serving"

serving

/ˈsɜːvɪŋ/

noun
countable and uncountable, plural servings
1. (uncountable, gerund) The act or process of serving.
2. (countable) An instance of that act or process; also (usually, especially) the amount of food or drink for or served to one person; especially in relation to a meal.
3. (countable, by extension) A portion, share
  Quotations
  Very few Latino rock and roll bands, in the days before Santana, managed to successfully steal even a slight serving of the nation's auditory attention.
  1990, Wayne Jancik, The Billboard Book of One-Hit Wonders, page 154
4. (countable) A layer added to the outside of an electrical cable to protect it.
verb
1. present participle and gerund of serve