Synonyms of one-offnext
1
: limited to a single time, occasion, or instance : one-shot
one-off gigs
a one-off payment
2
: singular, unique
a one-off design
one-off noun

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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Creators are vetted, regulated, and compensated through royalties when others follow their portfolios—aligning incentives toward consistent performance rather than one-off meme stocks. Nino Paoli, Fortune, 18 Dec. 2025 Bernthal is currently at work developing a one-off Punisher TV event with We Own This City director Reinaldo Marcus Green for Disney+. Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 18 Dec. 2025 For the next couple of years, the two worked on one-off songs that built sombr’s audience and established his sonic brand. Andrew Unterberger, Billboard, 11 Dec. 2025 Leavitt was pressed on Thursday whether the seizure was a one-off. Lalee Ibssa, ABC News, 11 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for one-off

Word History

First Known Use

1934, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of one-off was in 1934

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“One-off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/one-off. Accessed 19 Dec. 2025.

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