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