Definitions for self-service

self-service self-serv·ice

Spelling: [self-sur-vis]
IPA: /ˈsɛlfˈsɜr vɪs/

Self-Service is a 12 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 7 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 8 points.

You can make 486 anagrams from letters in self-service (-ceeefilrssv).

Definitions for self-service

noun

  1. the serving of oneself in a restaurant, shop, gas station, or other facility, without the aid of a waiter, clerk, attendant, etc.

adjective

  1. noting or pertaining to a cafeteria, grocery, store, etc., designed for the patron or customer to gather food or merchandise from a display or display shelves without the aid of attendants and pay at a cashier's desk upon leaving.
  2. of, for, or pertaining to something designed to be used or enjoyed without the aid of an attendant:

Origin of self-service

First recorded in 1920-25

Examples for self-service

Each suite is furnished appropriately; each is fully Gunthered for self-service.

He came in, employing the self-service, picked up—let's see, cinnamon rolls—you said?

Word Value for self-service
Scrable

7

Words with friends

8

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