I. serv ‧ ing 1 /ˈsɜːvɪŋ $ ˈsɜːr-/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
[ Word Family: noun : ↑ servant , ↑ serve , ↑ server , ↑ service , ↑ disservice , the services, ↑ serving , ↑ servery , ↑ servicing , ↑ servility , ↑ servitude ; adjective : ↑ serviceable , ↑ servile , ↑ serving ; verb : ↑ serve , ↑ service ]
an amount of food that is enough for one person SYN helping :
This should make enough for four servings.
II. serving 2 BrE AmE adjective [only before noun]
[ Word Family: noun : ↑ servant , ↑ serve , ↑ server , ↑ service , ↑ disservice , the services, ↑ serving , ↑ servery , ↑ servicing , ↑ servility , ↑ servitude ; adjective : ↑ serviceable , ↑ servile , ↑ serving ; verb : ↑ serve , ↑ service ]
serving spoon/dish etc a spoon, dish etc that is used to serve food