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: limited to a single time, occasion, or instance : one-shot
one-off gigs
a one-off payment
one-off
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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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That doesn’t include one-off costs, like spaying or neutering, microchipping, vaccines or housetraining, which can add hundreds more to the tally.
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Liz Knueven, CNBC, 30 Jan. 2025
Meanwhile, some of the newcomers showing at the event seem happy to forgo commercial imperatives in favor of producing handcrafted one-offs that cannot always be easily recreated in large numbers.
—Cathrin Schaer, WWD, 30 Jan. 2025
The one-off was built to celebrate and expansion of the partnership between the automaker and professional surfing’s governing body.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 29 Jan. 2025
However, SeaWorld hit back at the claims and a Fox investigation called Green Tyranny suggested that Blackfish had exaggerated the problem by relying on one-off incidents and outdated practices.
—Barbara A. Perry, Newsweek, 28 Jan. 2025
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Liz Knueven, CNBC, 30 Jan. 2025
Meanwhile, some of the newcomers showing at the event seem happy to forgo commercial imperatives in favor of producing handcrafted one-offs that cannot always be easily recreated in large numbers.
—Cathrin Schaer, WWD, 30 Jan. 2025
The one-off was built to celebrate and expansion of the partnership between the automaker and professional surfing’s governing body.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 29 Jan. 2025
However, SeaWorld hit back at the claims and a Fox investigation called Green Tyranny suggested that Blackfish had exaggerated the problem by relying on one-off incidents and outdated practices.
—Barbara A. Perry, Newsweek, 28 Jan. 2025
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“One-off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/one-off. Accessed 5 Feb. 2025.
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