self-service
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self-ser·vice
(sĕlf′sûr′vĭs)adj.
Being a retail commercial enterprise or a service in which the customers or users help themselves: a self-service market; a self-service elevator.
self′-ser′vice n.
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self-service
adj
of or denoting a shop, restaurant, petrol station, etc, where the customer serves himself
n
the practice of serving oneself, as in a shop, etc
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self′-serv′ice
adj.
1. of or designating a restaurant, store, etc., in which customers serve themselves, as with items from a display counter, and pay upon leaving.
2. of or pertaining to something designed to be used without the aid of an attendant: self-service elevators.
n. 3. the system of serving oneself in a commercial establishment without the aid of a waiter, clerk, or other attendant.
[1920–25]
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| Noun | 1. |  self-service - the practice of serving yourself (as in a grocery or cafeteria)service - the performance of duties by a waiter or servant; "that restaurant has excellent service" |
| Adj. | 1. | self-service - of or denoting an establishment (a restaurant or shop etc.) where customers serve themselves |
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Translations
self-service
[ˌselfˈsɜːvɪs]A. ADJ → de autoservicio
B. CPD self-service laundry N → lavandería f de autoservicio
self-service restaurant N → autoservicio m, self-service m
self-service restaurant N → autoservicio m, self-service m
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self-service
(selfˈsəːvis) noun an arrangement by which customers themselves collect the goods that they want to buy; (also adjective). a self-service restaurant.
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self-service
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