self-service

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   the practice of serving yourself, as in a grocery or cafeteria

   The self-service made me go overboard – I piled my plate high with everything I could grab.

2. 2
   noun

   The practice of serving oneself, usually when purchasing items.

   On the opposite side of the concourse is the triple-counter ticket office and three self-service machines which are adjacent to a large customer service counter and the gateline.

3. 3
   adj

   of or denoting an establishment (a restaurant or shop etc.) where customers serve themselves

4. 4
   noun

   Masturbation.

Etymology

From self- + service.