self-service

Definitions

General English

• adjective in which you take things yourself before paying for them, rather than being served by an assistant

Food

• A type of service of food where the customers go to a counter where food is laid out and usually help themselves to cold items and sometimes to hot items. The food is then taken to a cash receiving point, if to be paid for, where the cost is computed and paid. Cutlery, napkins, seasonings and condiments are usually collected after payment.

Travel

• adjective where the customers serve themselves

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Contexts for “self-service”

3 definitions in context
• General English
• Food
• Travel