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.

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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Example sentences from the Web for self-service

He came in, employing the self-service, picked up—let's see, cinnamon rolls—you said?
Warren Commission (10 of 26): Hearings Vol. X (of 15)|The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy
Each suite is furnished appropriately; each is fully Gunthered for self-service.
The Galaxy Primes|Edward Elmer Smith

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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单词	self-service
释义	self-service [ self-sur-vis ] / ˈsɛlfˈsɜr vɪs / SEE SYNONYMS FOR self-service ON THESAURUS.COM 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. 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 Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for self-service He came in, employing the self-service, picked up—let's see, cinnamon rolls—you said? Warren Commission (10 of 26): Hearings Vol. X (of 15)\|The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy Each suite is furnished appropriately; each is fully Gunthered for self-service. The Galaxy Primes\|Edward Elmer Smith 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 Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to self-service smorgasbord, buffet, self-serve
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self-service

noun

adjective

Origin of self-service

Words nearby self-service

Example sentences from the Web for self-service

British Dictionary definitions for self-service

adjective

noun

Words related to self-service