Meaning Of The Word Self-service

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self-service
adjective: A self-service shop, restaurant, or garage is one where you get things for yourself rather than being served by another person.

self-service in American English
operating with such self-service
the practice of serving oneself from a display of articles in a store, cafeteria, etc. or servicing one's car oneself at a service station and then paying a cashier
adjective: 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
noun: the serving of oneself in a restaurant, shop, gas station, or other facility, without the aid of a waiter, clerk, attendant, etc

self-service in British English
adjective: of or denoting a shop, restaurant, petrol station, etc, where the customer serves himself or herself
noun: the practice of serving oneself, as in a shop, etc

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