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: limited to a single time, occasion, or instance : one-shot
one-off gigs
a one-off payment
one-off
noun
Examples of one-off in a Sentence
an actress who commissioned a one-off dress from the designer for the Oscars
the tour is a one-off event to commemorate the band's 20th anniversary
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Even one-off video game designs like the Zellbine from the PlayStation Dunbine role-playing game received a toy.
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Ollie Barder, Forbes.com, 12 Sep. 2025
But unlike the National League’s play-offs, which are all one-off matches, the winners of these eliminators would then proceed to two-legged ties against the teams that finished third and fourth, with the winners meeting at Wembley for a place in the Premier League.
—Matt Slater, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2025
As a result of the one-off costs, the company said its now expect full-year operating profit growth of 4% to 10% at constant exchange rates, down from the 10% to 16% outlined in its second-quarter results in August.
—Karen Gilchrist,katrina Bishop, CNBC, 10 Sep. 2025
Nothing is cookie-cutter here, as furnishings are either bespoke designs from the Cavagnari studio, antiques the architect collected during his international travels, or one-off pieces acquired for the hotel.
—Elizabeth Heath, Travel + Leisure, 10 Sep. 2025
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Ollie Barder, Forbes.com, 12 Sep. 2025
But unlike the National League’s play-offs, which are all one-off matches, the winners of these eliminators would then proceed to two-legged ties against the teams that finished third and fourth, with the winners meeting at Wembley for a place in the Premier League.
—Matt Slater, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2025
As a result of the one-off costs, the company said its now expect full-year operating profit growth of 4% to 10% at constant exchange rates, down from the 10% to 16% outlined in its second-quarter results in August.
—Karen Gilchrist,katrina Bishop, CNBC, 10 Sep. 2025
Nothing is cookie-cutter here, as furnishings are either bespoke designs from the Cavagnari studio, antiques the architect collected during his international travels, or one-off pieces acquired for the hotel.
—Elizabeth Heath, Travel + Leisure, 10 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for one-off
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“One-off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/one-off. Accessed 13 Sep. 2025.
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