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: limited to a single time, occasion, or instance : one-shot
one-off gigs
a one-off payment
one-off
noun
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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 one-off game at Wrigley boosted the Red Stars’ bottom line, but the club still has the lowest revenue in the league and is sorting through its future venue options.
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Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 2 Nov. 2024
Pink Floyd’s last tour was in 1994; the group’s final, one-off live performance in 2005 (at Live8), and the acrimony stemming from personal, creative and legal battles between Gilmour and bassist/singer/songwriter Roger Waters is unlikely to ever cease.
—Katherine Turman, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2024
However, the data offers little more than a blurry snapshot of the U.S. economy due to the one-off disruptions last month.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 1 Nov. 2024
It’s been over two years since Eichner resurrected his man-on-the-street franchise in a one-off bid to promote his film Bros.
—Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Nov. 2024
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Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 2 Nov. 2024
Pink Floyd’s last tour was in 1994; the group’s final, one-off live performance in 2005 (at Live8), and the acrimony stemming from personal, creative and legal battles between Gilmour and bassist/singer/songwriter Roger Waters is unlikely to ever cease.
—Katherine Turman, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2024
However, the data offers little more than a blurry snapshot of the U.S. economy due to the one-off disruptions last month.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 1 Nov. 2024
It’s been over two years since Eichner resurrected his man-on-the-street franchise in a one-off bid to promote his film Bros.
—Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Nov. 2024
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“One-off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/one-off. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.
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