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Self-service
01
a system in which customers serve themselves in a restaurant, store, or similar setting and pay afterward
Grammatical Information
Animacy status
Abstract
Composition
Compound
Countable
Plural form
self-services
Examples
The café introduced a new self-service to speed up lunch hours.
self-service
01
(of a restaurant, store, etc.) providing customers with the chance to serve themselves and then pay for it
Grammatical Information
Composition
Compound
relational
ungradable
Examples
The cafeteria offers a self-service salad bar where customers can create their own meals.
