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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Automation Retailers are deploying more self-serve checkout registers and other technologies, providing fewer opportunities for teens, Modestino said.
—Paul Davidson, USA Today, 2 July 2025
Radical, self-serve transparency erases information asymmetry and cements trust.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 26 June 2025
Unlike standard ad buying, its user-friendly self-serve platform can help businesses launch professional audio campaigns in minutes.
—Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 26 June 2025
Mocktails, juices, a self-serve soda station, specialty coffees, and filtered water stations round out the options.
—Paul Rubio, AFAR Media, 23 June 2025
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Paul Davidson, USA Today, 2 July 2025
Radical, self-serve transparency erases information asymmetry and cements trust.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 26 June 2025
Unlike standard ad buying, its user-friendly self-serve platform can help businesses launch professional audio campaigns in minutes.
—Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 26 June 2025
Mocktails, juices, a self-serve soda station, specialty coffees, and filtered water stations round out the options.
—Paul Rubio, AFAR Media, 23 June 2025
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“Self-serve.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/self-serve. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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