self-serve
adjective
: permitting or offering self-service
self-serve gas
a self-serve farm stand
These hotels are surprisingly good—with fresh beds, flat-panel TVs, self-serve breakfast buffets and free wireless broadband.—
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Trying to feed more people faster, Bob put out self-serve condiments and handed out plain dogs for folks to fix up themselves.
—Jennifer Stewart Kornegay, Southern Living, 30 Aug. 2025
Keep a breakfast station so kids can self-serve.
—Christine Michel Carter, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2025
The one on the farm is self-serve and open 24/7.
—Cathy Kozlowicz, jsonline.com, 14 Aug. 2025
Fresh bakery items, quick on-the-go snacks, self-serve coffee and sweet tea, and even a bottle of wine to take home to celebrate the start of the weekend with your roommates are all available at your fingertips.
—Charlotte Observer, 12 Aug. 2025
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Jennifer Stewart Kornegay, Southern Living, 30 Aug. 2025
Keep a breakfast station so kids can self-serve.
—Christine Michel Carter, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2025
The one on the farm is self-serve and open 24/7.
—Cathy Kozlowicz, jsonline.com, 14 Aug. 2025
Fresh bakery items, quick on-the-go snacks, self-serve coffee and sweet tea, and even a bottle of wine to take home to celebrate the start of the weekend with your roommates are all available at your fingertips.
—Charlotte Observer, 12 Aug. 2025
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“Self-serve.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/self-serve. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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