1
: limited to a single time, occasion, or instance : one-shot
one-off gigs
a one-off payment
2
: singular, unique
a one-off design
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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The hotels are inimitable one-offs, standout properties with a certain coolness to them that turned Edition into perhaps the trendiest brand in the Marriott portfolio. Katharina Kotrba, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025 Built as a one-off electric road bike concept, the Titanium Zero was designed and constructed by Hong Kong ebike company Urtopia. Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 7 Jan. 2025 That essentially made that Flames game a one-off before hosting four of the next five. Daniel Nugent-Bowman, The Athletic, 7 Jan. 2025 Not a therapist Morimoto’s longest one-off task was a 17-hour trip sitting on the same rail line, end to end, from early morning until the last train. Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 7 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for one-off 

Word History

First Known Use

1934, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of one-off was in 1934

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“One-off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/one-off. Accessed 15 Jan. 2025.

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