one-stop

[ wuhn-stop ]

/ ˈwʌnˌstɒp /

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adjective

that can be accomplished in one stop: a store offering one-stop shopping.

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Origin of one-stop

An Americanism dating back to 1930–35

Words nearby one-stop

opposite number, one's, one-spot, one-star, one-step, tongue hangs out, one's, one-stop, one-suiter, one-tailed, one that loved not wisely but too well, One Thousand Guineas, one-time

How to use one-stop in a sentence

He showed up for a “one-stop” hiring fair hosted by Customs and Border Protection in Dallas in February 2008.
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The Café College he established is a one-stop center to help students prepare for college.
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A sustained effort, and not just a one-stop speech, could reframe the race.
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Their service is a “one-stop-shop” where companies can quite literally dump their trash and make money in the process.
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British Dictionary definitions for one-stop

one-stop

adjective

having or providing a range of related services or goods in one placea one-stop shop

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