: 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.Rich Kalgaard

Examples of self-serve in a Sentence

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Companies Taking Campaigns In-House The biggest disruptor for agencies is self-serve digital platforms that lead to campaigns being taken in-house. Expert Panel®, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2025 Patch's self-serve platforms are its highest-margin revenue source. Sara Fischer, Axios, 4 Mar. 2025 There is a self-serve appetizer buffet but most of the hot dishes are off the menu and delivered to the table. Larry Olmsted, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025 Plus: Caribou will have two locations inside the terminal under the plan, including a 24-hour self-serve kiosk, while illycaffè will take over its current spot outside the security perimeter. Torey Van Oot, Axios, 20 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for self-serve

Word History

First Known Use

1910, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of self-serve was in 1910

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“Self-serve.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/self-serve. Accessed 15 Mar. 2025.

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self-serve

adjective
ˈself-ˈsərv
: permitting self-service
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