US /sɛlfˈsɜɹ.vɪs/ UK /sɛlfˈsɜː.vɪs/
noun adj Freq #52231

Meanings

  1. 1
    adj

    describing a place where customers serve themselves instead of being served

    We ate at a self-service restaurant near the station.

  2. 2
    noun

    a system where customers serve themselves

    The self-service made the line move faster.

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Word family
Related forms self-serve

Etymology

From self- + service.

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