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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My canister dispenser for easy self-serve drinks lives in my basement, while my candles, hollowware, and punch bowls live in closets in my dining room.
—Mary Catherine McAnnally Scott, Southern Living, 13 June 2025
Employees Are Pressured To Become Technical Experts One best practice is to shift the burden from people to the data infrastructure by embedding trust, automating governance and ensuring explainable, self-serve AI tools.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 11 June 2025
Oh, and inhaling self-serve frozen yogurt with candy toppings for dessert.
—Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 4 June 2025
Misaligned Discounting: Sales might offer discounts that don’t align with your self-serve pricing, causing tension and eroding value.
—Vidhi Agrawal, Forbes.com, 27 May 2025
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Mary Catherine McAnnally Scott, Southern Living, 13 June 2025
Employees Are Pressured To Become Technical Experts One best practice is to shift the burden from people to the data infrastructure by embedding trust, automating governance and ensuring explainable, self-serve AI tools.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 11 June 2025
Oh, and inhaling self-serve frozen yogurt with candy toppings for dessert.
—Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 4 June 2025
Misaligned Discounting: Sales might offer discounts that don’t align with your self-serve pricing, causing tension and eroding value.
—Vidhi Agrawal, Forbes.com, 27 May 2025
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“Self-serve.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/self-serve. Accessed 28 Jun. 2025.
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