self-servicen.adj.

Brit.

/ˌsɛlfˈsəːvɪs/, U.S.

/ˌsɛlfˈsərvəs/

Forms: see self- prefix and service n.¹

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: self- prefix, service n.¹

Etymology: < self- prefix + service n.¹ With sense A. 1 compare earlier self-serving adj. With sense A. 2 compare slightly earlier self-serve adj.

A. n.

1. The action or practice of looking after one's own interests or welfare, typically to the exclusion of those of others; selfishness; an instance of this. Now somewhat rare.

ΘΚΠ

society > morality > moral evil > evil nature or character > lack of magnanimity or noble-mindedness > self-interest > [noun] > action

self-care1567

self-seeking1574

turn-serving1584

self-service1627

privateering1671

axe-grinding1865

1627 I. Bargrave Serm. 11 What was all this, but the worst of Idolatry.., Will-worship, Selfe-seruice.

1677 S. Speed Prison-pietie 124 Serve God, and love thy Neighbour; not for gains, Self-service will but cheat thee for thy pains.

1757 Prostitutes of Quality 221 Their Desires self-centred, aim only at Self-Service.

1767 N. Daggett Faithful Serving of God & our Generation 19 A reigning regard to Self debases the noblest actions, and even the exercises of religion into a mean Self-Service.

1854 Nonconformist 12 July 583/ Those gentlemen [on the Board of Health], whatever their knowledge, ability, or zeal, are unfortunately open to the charge of meddlesomeness and self-service.

1899 Boston Daily Advertiser 23 Sept. 2/3 The policy which would make each nation independent of all other nations tends to separation, isolation, self-service, national selfishness.

1932 Times 22 July 9/1 He referred to the steps taken by Canada in the past two years to increase her power for self-service and Empire service.

1969 Portsmouth (New Hampsh.) Herald 16 Jan. 4/4 In our practicing of self-service we prevent the heavenly kingdom from becoming reality.

2. Originally North American.

a. The system used esp. in a shop, restaurant, etc., by which customers serve themselves, instead of being attended to by a member of staff.

ΘΚΠ

society > trade and finance > buying > [noun] > shopping > shopping by specific method

home shopping1874

mail order1906

self-service1913

self-serve1919

comparison shopping1921

teleshopping1944

full-service1978

online shopping1982

1913 Elyria (Ohio) Evening Telegram 24 Nov. 1/1 (advt.) Phone your reservation for Thanksgiving dinner..at the Y. M. C. A. Cafeteria. Self service also.

1928 Daily Mail 7 Aug. 3/3 This same principle of self-service has..been successfully applied to food shops.

1944 M. Paneth Branch Street 6 The outing ended in a ‘Lyons’ with ‘self-service’.

1962 Listener 13 Dec. 994/2 The discount house..sells all these things by self-service at very low prices.

2005 1to1 Mag. Oct. 16/1 Integrate the Web, the call center, and other communication methods to serve customers' needs with varying levels of self-service.

b. A commercial establishment, esp. a restaurant or shop, in which customers serve themselves, rather than being attended to by a member of staff.

ΘΚΠ

society > trade and finance > trading place > place where retail transactions made > [noun] > other retail establishments

parlour1863

self-serve1918

while-you-wait1929

self-service1944

1944 Moorhead (Minnesota) Daily News 13 Sept. 8/2 The Gibson store in Ulen has been recently redecorated and remodeled into a modern self service.

1961 Listener 7 Dec. 983/1 Big stores, self-services, cinemas losing business.

1972 J. Mann Mrs. Knox's Profession v. 31 She had pulled into the motorway café..and had gone into the self-service to buy a cup of tea.

2002 Sea Breezes May 179/1 Both ships have large buffet restaurants and self-services.

B. adj. (chiefly attributive). Originally North American.

1. Designating the system used in a shop, restaurant, etc., by which customers serve themselves, instead of being attended to by a member of staff.

ΘΚΠ

society > trade and finance > trading place > place where retail transactions made > [adjective]

self-service1905

1905 Boston Sunday Post 27 Aug. 18/5 Boston is to have a woman's luncheon club... It is to be of the self-service order, will have a comfortable rest room with piano, [etc.].

1919 Ladies' Home Jrnl. Jan. 65/2 It [sc. a department store] followed this with an even greater inauguration—the self-service system in the sale of shoes..and women's wearing apparel.

1969 Which? Nov. 338/2 For clothes, some people liked self-service arrangements... Older women preferred the help..of an assistant.

1992 Metro (San Jose, Calif.) 7 May 60/1 Self-service setup with mouthwatering traditional recipes, fresh ingredients, on-the-spot prep.

2002 D. Goleman et al. Business: Ultimate Resource 1153/2 Always keen to embrace innovation, he pioneered the self-service concept.

a. Designating a shop, restaurant, petrol station, etc., in which customers serve themselves, instead of being attended to by a member of staff.

ΘΚΠ

society > trade and finance > trading place > place where retail transactions made > [adjective] > relating to shop > types of shop

high streetc1600

co-op1872

multiple1903

fixed price1907

serve-self1909

serve-yourself1909

quick-service1910

self-serve1910

self-service1912

drive-through1918

Army and Navy1919

drive-in1930

one-stop1933

Army-Navy1934

full-service1934

mom-and-pop1942

walkround1950

ma-and-pa1965

pop-up1993

1912 Lethbridge (Alberta) Daily Herald 28 Sept. 9/1 The Self-Service Cafeteria..‘You help yourself, so it serves you right.’

1952 D. Riesman in Antioch Rev. Dec. 430 The self-service supermarket, with its abundance of foods capably displayed.

1967 Times 16 May 21/1 The situation with self-service filling stations is a classic case.

1998 D. Herrmann Helen Keller (1999) vi. 92 A visitor to the exposition..could enjoy a meal at one of the new-fashioned restaurants that were entirely self-service.

2009 I. Thomson Dead Yard vi. 78 Mandeville..reminded me vaguely of England... But the big, self-service plazas and US-style shopping marts dispelled that illusion.

b. Designating a facility such as a launderette, in which customers carry out a particular service themselves. Also: designating a device, machine, etc., which is operated by the customer or user.

ΘΚΠ

society > trade and finance > trading place > place where retail transactions made > [adjective] > immediate (of services)

self-service1918

while-you-wait1929

1918 Amer. Architect 22 May 671/1 The door..to the coat room should be of the Dutch door type, so that the coat room can be ‘self-service’.

1953 S. Kauffmann Philanderer xiv. 240 Then he walked back into the house and went up in the self-service elevator.

1960 Times 10 June 22/4 Coin-operated, self-service laundries, the first of which recently opened its doors in Britain, are a familiar part of the American scene today.

1973 Gastonia (N. Carolina) Gaz. 27 Dec. We finally put a man at the pumps to pump the gas and collect the money. The pumps were self service but that was just too slow.

2016 Austral. Financial Rev. (Nexis) 1 Nov. 35 An estimated one-third of customers rip off retailers at their self-service checkouts.

3. Designating goods sold by a self-service shop, restaurant, etc. (see sense B. 2a). Also: designating a service carried out by the customer at a facility such as a launderette.

ΘΚΠ

society > trade and finance > merchandise > [adjective]

self-service1915

1915 Boston Sunday Post 4 Apr. (Extra section) 2/1 (advt.) Quick self service lunch in our basement.

1947 Food Retailing Aug. 34/3 Special chapters are devoted to self-service frozen foods, self-service fruits and vegetables, and self-service meats.

1958 Spectator 18 July 118/1 Packaging for ‘self-service’ retailed goods.

1975 Alton (Illinois) Tel. 12 Nov. b5/1 He recently began offering self-service gasoline at his station.

2010 Makana Moon (Grahamstown, S. Afr.) 23 July 5/2 (advt.) Wash-a-lot laundromat. Self-service wash.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	self-service
释义	self-servicen.adj. Brit. /ˌsɛlfˈsəːvɪs/, U.S. /ˌsɛlfˈsərvəs/ Forms: see self- prefix and service n.¹ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: self- prefix, service n.¹ Etymology: < self- prefix + service n.¹ With sense A. 1 compare earlier self-serving adj. With sense A. 2 compare slightly earlier self-serve adj. A. n. 1. The action or practice of looking after one's own interests or welfare, typically to the exclusion of those of others; selfishness; an instance of this. Now somewhat rare. ΘΚΠ society > morality > moral evil > evil nature or character > lack of magnanimity or noble-mindedness > self-interest > [noun] > action self-care1567 self-seeking1574 turn-serving1584 self-service1627 privateering1671 axe-grinding1865 1627 I. Bargrave Serm. 11 What was all this, but the worst of Idolatry.., Will-worship, Selfe-seruice. 1677 S. Speed Prison-pietie 124 Serve God, and love thy Neighbour; not for gains, Self-service will but cheat thee for thy pains. 1757 Prostitutes of Quality 221 Their Desires self-centred, aim only at Self-Service. 1767 N. Daggett Faithful Serving of God & our Generation 19 A reigning regard to Self debases the noblest actions, and even the exercises of religion into a mean Self-Service. 1854 Nonconformist 12 July 583/ Those gentlemen [on the Board of Health], whatever their knowledge, ability, or zeal, are unfortunately open to the charge of meddlesomeness and self-service. 1899 Boston Daily Advertiser 23 Sept. 2/3 The policy which would make each nation independent of all other nations tends to separation, isolation, self-service, national selfishness. 1932 Times 22 July 9/1 He referred to the steps taken by Canada in the past two years to increase her power for self-service and Empire service. 1969 Portsmouth (New Hampsh.) Herald 16 Jan. 4/4 In our practicing of self-service we prevent the heavenly kingdom from becoming reality. 2. Originally North American. a. The system used esp. in a shop, restaurant, etc., by which customers serve themselves, instead of being attended to by a member of staff. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > buying > [noun] > shopping > shopping by specific method home shopping1874 mail order1906 self-service1913 self-serve1919 comparison shopping1921 teleshopping1944 full-service1978 online shopping1982 1913 Elyria (Ohio) Evening Telegram 24 Nov. 1/1 (advt.) Phone your reservation for Thanksgiving dinner..at the Y. M. C. A. Cafeteria. Self service also. 1928 Daily Mail 7 Aug. 3/3 This same principle of self-service has..been successfully applied to food shops. 1944 M. Paneth Branch Street 6 The outing ended in a ‘Lyons’ with ‘self-service’. 1962 Listener 13 Dec. 994/2 The discount house..sells all these things by self-service at very low prices. 2005 1to1 Mag. Oct. 16/1 Integrate the Web, the call center, and other communication methods to serve customers' needs with varying levels of self-service. b. A commercial establishment, esp. a restaurant or shop, in which customers serve themselves, rather than being attended to by a member of staff. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > trading place > place where retail transactions made > [noun] > other retail establishments parlour1863 self-serve1918 while-you-wait1929 self-service1944 1944 Moorhead (Minnesota) Daily News 13 Sept. 8/2 The Gibson store in Ulen has been recently redecorated and remodeled into a modern self service. 1961 Listener 7 Dec. 983/1 Big stores, self-services, cinemas losing business. 1972 J. Mann Mrs. Knox's Profession v. 31 She had pulled into the motorway café..and had gone into the self-service to buy a cup of tea. 2002 Sea Breezes May 179/1 Both ships have large buffet restaurants and self-services. B. adj. (chiefly attributive). Originally North American. 1. Designating the system used in a shop, restaurant, etc., by which customers serve themselves, instead of being attended to by a member of staff. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > trading place > place where retail transactions made > [adjective] self-service1905 1905 Boston Sunday Post 27 Aug. 18/5 Boston is to have a woman's luncheon club... It is to be of the self-service order, will have a comfortable rest room with piano, [etc.]. 1919 Ladies' Home Jrnl. Jan. 65/2 It [sc. a department store] followed this with an even greater inauguration—the self-service system in the sale of shoes..and women's wearing apparel. 1969 Which? Nov. 338/2 For clothes, some people liked self-service arrangements... Older women preferred the help..of an assistant. 1992 Metro (San Jose, Calif.) 7 May 60/1 Self-service setup with mouthwatering traditional recipes, fresh ingredients, on-the-spot prep. 2002 D. Goleman et al. Business: Ultimate Resource 1153/2 Always keen to embrace innovation, he pioneered the self-service concept. 2. a. Designating a shop, restaurant, petrol station, etc., in which customers serve themselves, instead of being attended to by a member of staff. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > trading place > place where retail transactions made > [adjective] > relating to shop > types of shop high streetc1600 co-op1872 multiple1903 fixed price1907 serve-self1909 serve-yourself1909 quick-service1910 self-serve1910 self-service1912 drive-through1918 Army and Navy1919 drive-in1930 one-stop1933 Army-Navy1934 full-service1934 mom-and-pop1942 walkround1950 ma-and-pa1965 pop-up1993 1912 Lethbridge (Alberta) Daily Herald 28 Sept. 9/1 The Self-Service Cafeteria..‘You help yourself, so it serves you right.’ 1952 D. Riesman in Antioch Rev. Dec. 430 The self-service supermarket, with its abundance of foods capably displayed. 1967 Times 16 May 21/1 The situation with self-service filling stations is a classic case. 1998 D. Herrmann Helen Keller (1999) vi. 92 A visitor to the exposition..could enjoy a meal at one of the new-fashioned restaurants that were entirely self-service. 2009 I. Thomson Dead Yard vi. 78 Mandeville..reminded me vaguely of England... But the big, self-service plazas and US-style shopping marts dispelled that illusion. b. Designating a facility such as a launderette, in which customers carry out a particular service themselves. Also: designating a device, machine, etc., which is operated by the customer or user. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > trading place > place where retail transactions made > [adjective] > immediate (of services) self-service1918 while-you-wait1929 1918 Amer. Architect 22 May 671/1 The door..to the coat room should be of the Dutch door type, so that the coat room can be ‘self-service’. 1953 S. Kauffmann Philanderer xiv. 240 Then he walked back into the house and went up in the self-service elevator. 1960 Times 10 June 22/4 Coin-operated, self-service laundries, the first of which recently opened its doors in Britain, are a familiar part of the American scene today. 1973 Gastonia (N. Carolina) Gaz. 27 Dec. We finally put a man at the pumps to pump the gas and collect the money. The pumps were self service but that was just too slow. 2016 Austral. Financial Rev. (Nexis) 1 Nov. 35 An estimated one-third of customers rip off retailers at their self-service checkouts. 3. Designating goods sold by a self-service shop, restaurant, etc. (see sense B. 2a). Also: designating a service carried out by the customer at a facility such as a launderette. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > merchandise > [adjective] self-service1915 1915 Boston Sunday Post 4 Apr. (Extra section) 2/1 (advt.) Quick self service lunch in our basement. 1947 Food Retailing Aug. 34/3 Special chapters are devoted to self-service frozen foods, self-service fruits and vegetables, and self-service meats. 1958 Spectator 18 July 118/1 Packaging for ‘self-service’ retailed goods. 1975 Alton (Illinois) Tel. 12 Nov. b5/1 He recently began offering self-service gasoline at his station. 2010 Makana Moon (Grahamstown, S. Afr.) 23 July 5/2 (advt.) Wash-a-lot laundromat. Self-service wash. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.1627
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