self-service en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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- /sɛlfˈsɜː.vɪs/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /sɛlfˈsɜɹ.vɪs/ (General-American)
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *swé? Proto-Indo-European *selbʰ-der. Proto-Germanic *selbaz Old English self Old English self- Middle English self- English self- Proto-Indo-European *ser-der.? Proto-Italic *serwos Latin servus Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ia Latin -itia Latin servitiumbor. Old French servisebor. Old English serfis Middle English servise English service English self-service From self- + service.
Meanings
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(attributive, often, uncountable) The practice of serving oneself, usually when purchasing items.
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.
2022 January 12, Paul Bigland, “Fab Four: the nation's finest stations: Wakefield Kirkgate”, in RAIL, number 948, page 29:
- (euphemistic, humorous, uncountable) Masturbation.
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Translations (51)
id swalayan (the practice of serving oneself) · it autoservizio (the practice of serving oneself) · nb selvbetjent (the practice of serving oneself) · sh самопослужи́ва̄ње (the practice of serving oneself) · cmn 自助服務 /自助服务 (the practice of serving oneself) · ca autoservei (the practice of serving oneself) · ga féinfhreastal (the practice of serving oneself) · uk самообслу́га (the practice of serving oneself) · cs samoobsluha (the practice of serving oneself) · es autoservicio (the practice of serving oneself) · ja セルフ (the practice of serving oneself) · fr libre-service (the practice of serving oneself) · vi tự phục vụ (the practice of serving oneself) · ja セルフサービス (the practice of serving oneself) · de Selbstbedienung (the practice of serving oneself) · cmn 自助 (the practice of serving oneself) · gl autoservizo (the practice of serving oneself) · uk самообслуго́вування (the practice of serving oneself) · es self-service (selfservis) (the practice of serving oneself) · da selvbetjening (the practice of serving oneself) · pl samoobsługa (the practice of serving oneself) · sq vetëshërbim (the practice of serving oneself) · pt autosserviço (the practice of serving oneself) · ka თვითმომსახურება (the practice of serving oneself) · pt livre-serviço (the practice of serving oneself) · el αυτοεξυπηρέτηση (the practice of serving oneself) · ru самообслу́живание (the practice of serving oneself) · it self-service (the practice of serving oneself) · sv självbetjäning (the practice of serving oneself) · sk samoobsluha (the practice of serving oneself) · hu önkiszolgálás (the practice of serving oneself) · it servisol (the practice of serving oneself) · be самаабслуго́ўванне (the practice of serving oneself) · ar خِدْمَة ذَاتِيَّة (the practice of serving oneself) · az özünəxidmət (the practice of serving oneself) · fr self-service (the practice of serving oneself) · pt self-service (the practice of serving oneself) · it tavola calda (the practice of serving oneself) · ko 셀프 (the practice of serving oneself) · az özünəqulluq (the practice of serving oneself) · cmn 自我服務 /自我服务 (the practice of serving oneself) · it libero servizio (the practice of serving oneself) · nl zelfbediening (the practice of serving oneself) · sh samoposlužívānje (the practice of serving oneself) · mk самопослужување (the practice of serving oneself) · bg самообслу́жване (the practice of serving oneself) · ga féinseirbhís (the practice of serving oneself) · ko 셀프 서비스 (the practice of serving oneself) · lt savitarna (the practice of serving oneself) · it fai da te (the practice of serving oneself) · fi itsepalvelu (the practice of serving oneself)