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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Health-conscious bites like Mediterranean quinoa salad, raw vegetables and hummus, citrus kale salad, and trail mix are also available for self-serve at the brasserie.
—Michael Goldstein, Forbes.com, 2 Apr. 2025
When the sun starts to set, folks come in to experience the 16-bottle self-serve wine station or grab a craft beer to pair with a cheese plate or charcuterie board.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 28 Mar. 2025
Many workplaces in Sweden (as with other parts of the world) offer its employees access to self-serve coffee stations that use unfiltered coffee machines.
—Monica Cull, Discover Magazine, 25 Mar. 2025
QSRs have a smaller geographic footprint and lower labor costs due to the use of drive-through and take-out, and the use of technology (i.e., mobile apps for ordering ahead, self-serve kiosks, and artificial intelligence) is further streamlining costs.
—Shimite Obialo, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
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Michael Goldstein, Forbes.com, 2 Apr. 2025
When the sun starts to set, folks come in to experience the 16-bottle self-serve wine station or grab a craft beer to pair with a cheese plate or charcuterie board.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 28 Mar. 2025
Many workplaces in Sweden (as with other parts of the world) offer its employees access to self-serve coffee stations that use unfiltered coffee machines.
—Monica Cull, Discover Magazine, 25 Mar. 2025
QSRs have a smaller geographic footprint and lower labor costs due to the use of drive-through and take-out, and the use of technology (i.e., mobile apps for ordering ahead, self-serve kiosks, and artificial intelligence) is further streamlining costs.
—Shimite Obialo, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for self-serve
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“Self-serve.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/self-serve. Accessed 8 Apr. 2025.
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