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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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These separate one-offs essentially pitted underrepresented founders and emerging fund managers against each other, creating even more oppression, when more support and collaboration was needed most.
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Allyson Kapin, Forbes, 20 Jan. 2025
The one-off gig turned into a small series of shows in 2005 and 2007.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 19 Jan. 2025
Service organizations have long had to rely on funding from a range of sources, from federal grants to one-off donations, making their work dependent on a patchwork of benefactors with differing rules and deadlines.
—Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Jan. 2025
In some cases, people can walk out with the jeans immediately, there will be some one-off pieces done every few days by different artists, and customers can work on their own customization which could be done on site, or can be shipped.
—Lisa Lockwood, WWD, 17 Jan. 2025
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Allyson Kapin, Forbes, 20 Jan. 2025
The one-off gig turned into a small series of shows in 2005 and 2007.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 19 Jan. 2025
Service organizations have long had to rely on funding from a range of sources, from federal grants to one-off donations, making their work dependent on a patchwork of benefactors with differing rules and deadlines.
—Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Jan. 2025
In some cases, people can walk out with the jeans immediately, there will be some one-off pieces done every few days by different artists, and customers can work on their own customization which could be done on site, or can be shipped.
—Lisa Lockwood, WWD, 17 Jan. 2025
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“One-off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/one-off. Accessed 24 Jan. 2025.
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