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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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The hearing ended with Walker ordered to pay £12,500 in child maintenance per month plus one-off fees of £5,000 for furniture and £30,000 for a car to be used by a nanny.
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Oliver Kay, The Athletic, 20 Dec. 2024
No one foresaw the runaway success of Squid Game, which was meant to be, like other South Korean dramas, a one-off.
—Chad De Guzman, TIME, 20 Dec. 2024
The World Cup is the most ambitious addition to Netflix’s growing sports lineup, which to date has mostly included one-off events like the Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson fight, or a pair of NFL games that will stream on Christmas day.
—Andrew Webster, The Verge, 20 Dec. 2024
The band has not yet commented on whether the Tuscaloosa reunion was a one-off or a signal that Alabama Shakes’ hiatus has officially come to an end.
—Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 19 Dec. 2024
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Oliver Kay, The Athletic, 20 Dec. 2024
No one foresaw the runaway success of Squid Game, which was meant to be, like other South Korean dramas, a one-off.
—Chad De Guzman, TIME, 20 Dec. 2024
The World Cup is the most ambitious addition to Netflix’s growing sports lineup, which to date has mostly included one-off events like the Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson fight, or a pair of NFL games that will stream on Christmas day.
—Andrew Webster, The Verge, 20 Dec. 2024
The band has not yet commented on whether the Tuscaloosa reunion was a one-off or a signal that Alabama Shakes’ hiatus has officially come to an end.
—Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 19 Dec. 2024
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“One-off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/one-off. Accessed 26 Dec. 2024.
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