self-serve
- a variation of self-service.
Example Sentences
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Clarence Saunders introduced the self-serve supermarket, King Piggly Wiggly External link, in 1916.
From Barron's ● May 20, 2026
“What this means, in practical terms, is that the costs to acquire and expand self-serve customers have increased over the past year, and the returns on those investments have been below historical levels,” he added.
From MarketWatch ● Feb. 9, 2026
She says the froyo shops going viral right now “aren’t the ones with 20 different flavors and a self-serve toppings bar.”
From Salon ● Jun. 25, 2025
Greggs will move its self-serve food and drinks to behind the counter to stamp out shoplifting at the High Street bakery.
From BBC ● May 19, 2025
I flick the switch on the coffeepot at the self-serve table, which Huey Newton watches over from a photograph, his fist raised for black power.
From "The Hate U Give" by Angie Thomas
