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
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The facility had scoop handles in direct contact with various dry foods inside the bulk self-service bins.
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Sacbee.com, 5 Dec. 2025
Statewide, 82 self-service car registration renewal kiosks were up and running in July.
—Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 4 Dec. 2025
What To Know The SSA’s push to minimize field office visits is part of an effort to offer more online self-service options where recipients are able to view their claim status or access their Social Security number digitally.
—Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Dec. 2025
Customers can also use the Support Center for self-service.
—PC Magazine, 21 Nov. 2025
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Sacbee.com, 5 Dec. 2025
Statewide, 82 self-service car registration renewal kiosks were up and running in July.
—Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 4 Dec. 2025
What To Know The SSA’s push to minimize field office visits is part of an effort to offer more online self-service options where recipients are able to view their claim status or access their Social Security number digitally.
—Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Dec. 2025
Customers can also use the Support Center for self-service.
—PC Magazine, 21 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for self-service
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“Self-service.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/self-service. Accessed 15 Dec. 2025.
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