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 retailer keeps a share of the ad revenue, brands gain a single self-serve portal and unified reporting, and Instacart suddenly extends its media business far beyond the walls of its app.
—Kiri Masters, Forbes.com, 8 May 2025
Drinks are self-serve, lawn games are encouraged, and music is a must.
—Caitlin Sole, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 May 2025
The lounge is very large, equipped with ample seating, a fresh food buffet, and a self-serve bar.
—Taylor McIntyre, Travel + Leisure, 30 Apr. 2025
People can use the digital nurse to self-serve themselves.
—Mohammed Soliman, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Apr. 2025
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Kiri Masters, Forbes.com, 8 May 2025
Drinks are self-serve, lawn games are encouraged, and music is a must.
—Caitlin Sole, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 May 2025
The lounge is very large, equipped with ample seating, a fresh food buffet, and a self-serve bar.
—Taylor McIntyre, Travel + Leisure, 30 Apr. 2025
People can use the digital nurse to self-serve themselves.
—Mohammed Soliman, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Apr. 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 17 May. 2025.
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