self-service

English

Etymology

From self- +‎ service.

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /sɛlfˈsɜː.vɪs/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /sɛlfˈsɜɹ.vɪs/
  • Audio (Southern England):(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)vɪs
  • Hyphenation: self-ser‧vice

Noun

self-service (uncountable)

  1. (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.

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Portuguese

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English self-service.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌsɛw.fiˈsɛʁ.vi.si/ [ˌsɛʊ̯.fiˈsɛɦ.vi.si], /ˌsɛwfˈsɛʁ.vi.si/ [ˌsɛʊ̯fˈsɛɦ.vi.si]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /ˌsɛw.fiˈsɛɾ.vi.si/ [ˌsɛʊ̯.fiˈsɛɾ.vi.si], /ˌsɛwfˈsɛɾ.vi.si/ [ˌsɛʊ̯fˈsɛɾ.vi.si]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ˌsɛw.fiˈsɛʁ.vi.si/ [ˌsɛʊ̯.fiˈsɛʁ.vi.si], /ˌsɛwfˈsɛʁ.vi.si/ [ˌsɛʊ̯fˈsɛʁ.vi.si]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌsɛwfˈsɛɻ.vi.se/ [ˌsɛʊ̯fˈsɛɻ.vi.se], /ˌsɛw.fiˈsɛɻ.vi.se/ [ˌsɛʊ̯.fiˈsɛɻ.vi.se]
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˌsɛlfˈsɛɾ.vi.sɨ/ [ˌsɛɫfˈsɛɾ.vi.sɨ]

Noun

self-service m (uncountable)

  1. self-service (the practice of serving oneself)
    Synonyms: autosserviço, livre-serviço

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