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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The other 29 bets were placed on a self-serve betting kiosk, a few hundred dollars at a time, beginning at 9:37 a.m., before the sportsbook counter was open, according to the records.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 18 July 2025
Address: 2730 Dumesnil St. Hours: 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily
Cost for washers: $2-6.25
Cost for dryers: $0.25 for seven minutes
Drop-off services: Machines are self-serve.
—Keely Doll, The Courier-Journal, 17 July 2025
Automation Retailers are deploying more self-serve checkout registers and other technologies, providing fewer opportunities for teens, Modestino said.
—Paul Davidson, USA Today, 2 July 2025
Radical, self-serve transparency erases information asymmetry and cements trust.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 26 June 2025
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Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 18 July 2025
Address: 2730 Dumesnil St. Hours: 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily
Cost for washers: $2-6.25
Cost for dryers: $0.25 for seven minutes
Drop-off services: Machines are self-serve.
—Keely Doll, The Courier-Journal, 17 July 2025
Automation Retailers are deploying more self-serve checkout registers and other technologies, providing fewer opportunities for teens, Modestino said.
—Paul Davidson, USA Today, 2 July 2025
Radical, self-serve transparency erases information asymmetry and cements trust.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 26 June 2025
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“Self-serve.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/self-serve. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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