self-service
English
Pronunciation
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Noun
- (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.
Translations
the practice of serving oneself
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References
- “self-service”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
Portuguese
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from English self-service.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌsɛw.fiˈsɛʁ.vi.si/ [ˌsɛʊ̯.fiˈsɛɦ.vi.si]
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): /ˌsɛw.fiˈsɛɾ.vi.si/ [ˌsɛʊ̯.fiˈsɛɾ.vi.si]
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ˌsɛw.fiˈsɛʁ.vi.si/ [ˌsɛʊ̯.fiˈsɛʁ.vi.si]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌsɛw.feˈsɛɻ.vi.se/ [ˌsɛʊ̯.feˈsɛɻ.vi.se]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˌsɛlfˈsɛɾ.vi.sɨ/ [ˌsɛɫfˈsɛɾ.vi.sɨ]
- (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /ˌsɛlfˈsɛɾ.bi.sɨ/ [ˌsɛɫfˈsɛɾ.βi.sɨ]
Noun
self-service m (uncountable)
- self-service (the practice of serving oneself)
- Synonyms: autosserviço, livre-serviço
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