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self-service
[ self-sur-vis ]
/ ˈsɛlfˈsɜr vɪs /
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noun
the system of serving oneself in a restaurant, shop, gas station, or other facility, without the aid of a waiter, clerk, attendant, etc.
adjective
noting or pertaining to a cafeteria, store, etc., designed for the patron or customer to gather food or merchandise from a display counter or shelves without the aid of attendants and pay at a cashier's desk upon leaving.
of, for, or pertaining to something designed to be used or enjoyed without the aid of an attendant: self-service banking; self-service elevators.
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Also self-serve [self-surv] /ˈsɛlfˈsɜrv/ .
Origin of self-service
First recorded in 1920–25
Words nearby self-service
self-satisfying, self-sealing, self-seeker, self-seeking, self-selection, self-service, self-serving, self-similarity, self-slaughter, self-slayer, self-soothe
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British Dictionary definitions for self-service
self-service
adjective
of or denoting a shop, restaurant, petrol station, etc, where the customer serves himself
noun
the practice of serving oneself, as in a shop, etc
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