Verb
(transitive, tennis) To win a set, or by extension a match, by holding serve (winning a game as the server).
(transitive) To serve the whole of some period.
The politician did not serve out his term.
(transitive) To deal out or distribute.
The waiters served out soup to the guests.
(transitive, archaic) To pay back; to have one's revenge on.
Source: en.wiktionary.orgCapone completed his term in Alcatraz on January 6, 1939, and was transferred to the Federal Correctional Institution at Terminal Island in California to serve out his sentence for contempt of court. Source: Internet
Again, there was an issue: the advanced age of Gumpert, 81, and the unlikelihood he would serve out another six-year term. The Times endorsed Gumpert in the primary, then thought about it, and jointly endorsed the two run-off candidates. Source: Internet
Alemayhu Mariam: The reason you were returned to prison to serve out a life term is that you allegedly denied receiving a pardon when you were released in July 2007. Source: Internet
Arizona senator criticized a loss of Republican values, says he'll serve out his term. Source: Internet
Cole-Hansen, chief financial officer of the Lewiston Orchards Irrigation District, will serve out the term of former board member and state Rep. Chuck Cuddy of Orofino, who retired from the board last year. Source: Internet
Last week the SADC called for a “constitutional” solution to the crisis, which was understood by some to be a call for the military to allow Mugabe to serve out his current electoral mandate as president. Source: Internet