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self-serve — self′ serve′ adj. cvb self service • Etymology: 1925–30 … From formal English to slang
self-serve — [selfsʉrv′] adj. short for SELF SERVICE … English World dictionary
self-serve — /self serrv /, adj. self service. [1925 30] * * * … Universalium
self-serve — ¦ ̷ ̷ ˈ ̷ ̷ adjective : permitting self service * * * /self serrv /, adj. self service. [1925 30] … Useful english dictionary
self-serve — adjective Date: 1926 permitting self service … New Collegiate Dictionary
self-service — or ,self serve adjective a self service restaurant or gas station is one where the customers have to serve themselves … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Self-service laundry — 1950s Launderette sign, London, England Part of the interior of a self service … Wikipedia
self-service — /sɛlf ˈsɜvəs / (say self servuhs) adjective 1. (of a service station, restaurant, shop, etc.) operating on the principle that the customers perform part or all of the service themselves. –noun 2. such a service station, restaurant, shop, etc. 3.… …
Serve — Serve, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Served}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Serving}.] [OE. serven, servien, OF. & F. servir, fr. L. servire; akin to servus a servant or slave, servare to protect, preserve, observe; cf. Zend har to protect, haurva protecting. Cf.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
self-serving — also self serving, 1827, from SELF (Cf. self) + serving (see SERVE (Cf. serve)) … Etymology dictionary
