: providing or offering a comprehensive range of goods or services at one location
also : provided or offered at such a location
one-stop shopping

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This addition gives Charlotte passengers new one-stop connections to destinations across the Middle East, the Indian Subcontinent, and Asia. Charlotte Observer, 5 Sep. 2025 What started as a restaurant expanded over the years to become a one-stop-shop for locals and vacationers with a souvenir store, outdoor tiki bar, live music, coffee, and an ice cream shop, Orange Octopus. Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 5 Sep. 2025 With a program including nine feature films, 10 shorts, and seven panels on subjects such as music scoring and film production financing, the event is a one-stop shop for anyone looking for inspiration and insight. Douglas Markowitz, Miami Herald, 2 Sep. 2025 On the lighter side, our pit stop at Bode’s Mercantile & General Store in Abiquiu was a reminder of one-stop shopping on the Western frontier. Patti Nickell, Boston Herald, 31 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for one-stop

Word History

First Known Use

1933, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of one-stop was in 1933

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“One-stop.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/one-stop. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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