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self-service
self-ser·vice (sĕlf′sûr′vĭs)adj. Being a retail commercial enterprise or a service in which the customers or users help themselves: a self-service market; a self-service elevator.
self′-ser′vice n.self-service adj of or denoting a shop, restaurant, petrol station, etc, where the customer serves himself n the practice of serving oneself, as in a shop, etc self′-serv′ice
adj. 1. of or designating a restaurant, store, etc., in which customers serve themselves, as with items from a display counter, and pay upon leaving. 2. of or pertaining to something designed to be used without the aid of an attendant: self-service elevators. n. 3. the system of serving oneself in a commercial establishment without the aid of a waiter, clerk, or other attendant. [1920–25] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  self-service - the practice of serving yourself (as in a grocery or cafeteria)service - the performance of duties by a waiter or servant; "that restaurant has excellent service" | | Adj. | 1. | self-service - of or denoting an establishment (a restaurant or shop etc.) where customers serve themselves |
Translationsself-service (selfˈsəːvis) noun an arrangement by which customers themselves collect the goods that they want to buy; (also adjective). a self-service restaurant. 自助的 自助的self-service
Self ServiceA business model in which a company sells a product that the buyer selects and/or uses without direct supervision by the seller. One of the most common examples is a gas station, where customers normally put gas in their automobiles themselves. Another example is a grocery store, where customers select items and put them in a shopping basket before check out. Self service may reduce costs and, in any case, it frees employees to perform other tasks.self-service a form of retailing whereby customers of a RETAIL OUTLET (shop, filling station, etc.) select for themselves the goods they wish to purchase and pay for them at a ‘checkout’. Self-service can be applied to both large- and small-scale retailing operations, and by cutting down on VARIABLE COSTS (i.e. eliminating the wages of sales assistants), it can assist a retailer or some other business (restaurant, cafeteria, etc.) to become more price-competitive. See RETAILER.AcronymsSeesafe sexself-service
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