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one-off

adjective

  1. done, occurring, or made only once; one-shot.



noun

  1. something occurring, done, or made only once.

one-off

noun

  1. Also: one-shot

    1. something that is carried out or made only once

    2. ( as modifier )

      a one-off job

“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
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Word History and Origins

Origin of one-off1

First recorded in 1935–40
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Word History and Origins

Origin of one-off1

See off (sense 15)
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Example Sentences

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But today, Oliver is being hooked up to a machine and having some of his cells removed - the first crucial step in trying to halt his genetic disorder in this one-off treatment.

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Instead, they—and the manager—largely ignore the low price, treating it as a one-off discount in exchange for quick cash.

DB keeps revenue forecasts largely unchanged, but lifts the adjusted net income estimates by 3% to reflect the one-off income tax benefit.

A one-off data point has popped into view on the Labor Department’s website: a figure showing that 232,000 Americans filed new unemployment claims in the week through Oct.

There’s a clear differentiation here between how tech companies seek to exploit AI, by creating the repeatable cheaply, and TKO Holdings trying to market the one-off for a hefty price tag.

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