self-service

noun

self-ser·​vice ˈself-ˈsər-vəs 

: the serving of oneself (as in a restaurant or gas station) with goods or services to be paid for at a cashier's desk or by using a coin-operated mechanism or a credit or debit card

self-service adjective

Examples of self-service in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Microsoft said Landasoft used Azure services through a self-service portal retired in 2021, and that any Landasoft data was deleted. —Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 9 Sep. 2025

Guardrails guide users toward correct actions without requiring deep technical knowledge, enabling self-service success. —Benjamin Niaulin, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025

This will include new signature menu concepts, expanded partnerships with local restaurants, purveyors and breweries, and self-service technology. —Sportico Staff, Sportico.com, 5 Sep. 2025

Solving Infrastructure Complexity With Developer Simplicity With more leaders interested in hybrid/multi-cloud solutions to meet compliance and autonomy needs, Codesphere aims to fill this void with a speedy, easy-to-use self-service developer platform for its clients. —Jason Phillips, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1913, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for self-service

• disservice
• preservice
• interservice
• nervous
• nervus

Kids Definition

self-service

noun

self-ser·​vice

ˈself-ˈsər-vəs

: the serving of oneself (as in a restaurant or gas station) with things to be paid for at a cashier's desk or by means of a mechanism that is operated by coins

self-service adjective