one-stop
Americanadjective
adjective
Etymology
Origin of one-stop
An Americanism dating back to 1930–35
Example Sentences
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The longer a pit lane, the more the time loss for a pit stop, so the less chance of having more than a one-stop race.
From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026
The authors recommended that the county update its County Recovery Plan, including a disaster debris plan, as well as formalize a disaster recovery center coordinator position and create a one-stop web platform for post-disaster services.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 15, 2026
“It’s a one-stop shop to do almost everything.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
They provide one-stop services to banks, hedge funds and other large financial clients, raking in as much as $10 billion a year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 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.
From Behind the News: Voices from Goa's Press by Various
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