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one-stop

American

[wuhn-stop] / ˈwʌnˌstɒp /

adjective

that can be accomplished in one stop.

a store offering one-stop shopping.

one-stop British

adjective

having or providing a range of related services or goods in one place

a one-stop shop

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of one-stop

An Americanism dating back to 1930–35

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one-stop

And Antonelli was able to convert that choice into a one-stop race while almost everyone else did two, emphasising his superiority as he finished 16 seconds clear of Leclerc.

From BBC ● Oct. 25, 2026

As far back as the dot-com boom, Musk envisioned his financial startup X.com as a one-stop shop for transactions and investments.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026

Defense Department, has been on an acquisition spree to become a one-stop shop for its customers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026

Further back, Fernando Alonso earned Aston Martin-Honda their first points since the incident-strewn Monaco race with an excellent drive on a one-stop strategy to ninth place.

From BBC ● Aug. 23, 2026

Until recently, Karnal Singh, the chief ministers point-man in the police department, was normally the one-stop shop for journos for daily information.

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