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self-service

Syllables: self-ser·vice/sɛlfˈsɜː.vɪs/US/sɛlfˈsɜɹ.vɪs/

self-service noun: the practice of serving oneself, usually when purchasing items.

Noun

self-service (uncountable)

  1. (attributive, often) The practice of serving oneself, usually when purchasing items.
    • On the opposite side of the concourse is the triple-counter ticket office and three self-service machines which are adjacent to a large customer service counter and the gateline.2022 January 12, Paul Bigland, “Fab Four: the nation's finest stations: Wakefield Kirkgate”, in RAIL, number 948, page 29
    Antonyms:
    full-service
  2. (euphemistic, humorous) Masturbation.

self-service meaning in Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada and Arabic

self-service in Tamil

தன்கையுதவி, சுயசேவை

self-service in Malayalam

സ്വയംസേവനം, തനിയെ ചെയ്യൽ

self-service in Kannada

ಸ್ವಯಂಸೇವೆಯ, ಸ್ವಸಹಾಯ ಪದ್ಧತಿಯ

self-service in Arabic

the practice of serving oneself
خِدْمَة ذَاتِيَّة
More languagesFewer languages
self-service in Indonesian
swalayan
self-service in Vietnamese
tự phục vụ

Antonyms of self-service

Origin of self-service

From self- + service.

Words that rhyme with self-service

Questions about self-service

What does self-service mean?
Self-service means the practice of serving oneself, usually when purchasing items.
What is self-service in Tamil?
Self-service in Tamil is தன்கையுதவி, சுயசேவை. See Self-service meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is self-service?
Self-service is a noun.
How do you pronounce self-service?
Self-service is pronounced /sɛlfˈsɜː.vɪs/ (UK).

Words near self-service in the dictionary

  1. self-selections
  2. self-selects
  3. self-serious
  4. self-seriousness
  5. self-serve
  6. self-service
  7. self-serving
  8. self-servingly
  9. self-servingness
  10. self-set
  11. self-sexing

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: self-service (page history and authors); self-service (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); self-service (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); self-service (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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