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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These companies also have staffed or self-serve Amazon kiosks at many of their stores.
—Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 20 Apr. 2026
The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in Los Angeles County dropped Tuesday for the sixth consecutive day, dipping four-tenths of a cent to $5.985.
—City News Service, Daily News, 14 Apr. 2026
Along with pick-your-own tulips, the flower farm offers a free self-serve wrapping station, onsite food trucks, farm tours and special events.
Admission, which includes 10 tulips, costs $5.50 for children, $24.95 for adults on weekdays or $29.95 for adults on weekends.
—Catherine Messier, The Providence Journal, 11 Apr. 2026
Trying to feed more people faster, Bob put out self-serve condiments and handed out plain dogs for folks to fix up themselves.
—Jennifer Stewart Kornegay, Southern Living, 30 Aug. 2025
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Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 20 Apr. 2026
The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in Los Angeles County dropped Tuesday for the sixth consecutive day, dipping four-tenths of a cent to $5.985.
—City News Service, Daily News, 14 Apr. 2026
Along with pick-your-own tulips, the flower farm offers a free self-serve wrapping station, onsite food trucks, farm tours and special events.
Admission, which includes 10 tulips, costs $5.50 for children, $24.95 for adults on weekdays or $29.95 for adults on weekends.
—Catherine Messier, The Providence Journal, 11 Apr. 2026
Trying to feed more people faster, Bob put out self-serve condiments and handed out plain dogs for folks to fix up themselves.
—Jennifer Stewart Kornegay, Southern Living, 30 Aug. 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 2 May. 2026.
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