self-service
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Audio (Southern England): (file)
Noun
[edit]- (often attributive) The practice of serving oneself, usually when purchasing items.
- Antonym: full-service
- Hypernym: service
- 2022 January 12, Paul Bigland, “Fab Four: the nation's finest stations: Wakefield Kirkgate”, in RAIL, number 948, page 29:
- 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.
Translations
[edit]the practice of serving oneself
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References
[edit]- “self-service”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
Portuguese
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Unadapted borrowing from English self-service.
Pronunciation
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Noun
[edit]self-service m (uncountable)
- self-service (the practice of serving oneself)
- Synonyms: autosserviço, livre-serviço
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