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self-serv⋅ice
[self-sur-vis] 
–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
| 2. | 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. |
| 3. | of, for, or pertaining to something designed to be used or enjoyed without the aid of an attendant: self-service banking; self-service elevators. |
Origin:
1920–25
1920–25
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| self-ser·vice (sělf'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.)
1919, in ref. to grocery stores, from self + service (q.v.).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Language Translation for : self-service
Spanish:
cafetería,
German:
das Restaurant mit Selbstbedienung,
Japanese:
カフェテリア
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