self-service B1 Topic:Space, Position & Direction US /sɛlfˈsɜɹ.vɪs/ UK /sɛlfˈsɜː.vɪs/ See IPA manual Freq #52231 Meanings 1 adj describing a place where customers serve themselves instead of being served We ate at a self-service restaurant near the station. 2 noun a system where customers serve themselves The self-service made the line move faster. Thesaurus Word family Related forms self-serve Etymology From self- + service. Topics Space, Position & Direction Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # self-service **Type:** Word **Level:** B1 **Part of speech:** adj, noun **IPA (US):** /sɛlfˈsɜɹ.vɪs/ **IPA (UK):** /sɛlfˈsɜː.vɪs/ **Frequency rank:** 52231 ## Meanings 1. describing a place where customers serve themselves instead of being served 2. a system where customers serve themselves ## Examples - We ate at a self-service restaurant near the station. - The self-service made the line move faster. ## Related Forms - self-serve ## Etymology From self- + service. ## Topics - Space, Position & Direction - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown