self-service

From self- + service.

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /sɛlfˈsɜː.vɪs/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /sɛlfˈsɜɹ.vɪs/

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• Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)vɪs
• Hyphenation: self-ser‧vice

self-service (uncountable)

1. (often attributive) The practice of serving oneself, usually when purchasing items.

   Antonym: full-service

   Hypernym: service

   • 2022 January 12, Paul Bigland, “Fab Four: the nation's finest stations: Wakefield Kirkgate”, in RAIL, number 948, page 29:

     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.

2. (euphemistic, humorous) Masturbation.

• “self-service”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.

Borrowed from English self-service.

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self-service (invariable)

1. self-service

self-service m (invariable)

1. self-service shop or restaurant

Unadapted borrowing from English self-service.

self-service m or f (plural self-services, not comparable)

1. self-serve, self-service

self-service m (plural self-services)

1. self-service (the practice of serving oneself)

   Synonyms: autosserviço, autoatendimento, livre-serviço

• “self-service”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “self-service”, in Dicio – Dicionário Online de Português (in Portuguese), São Paulo: 7Graus, 2009–2026
• “self-service”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026
• “self-service”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN
• “self-service”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026