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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For an external investor, fewer local socios, and more one-off visitors to the stadium, would be preferable. Dermot Corrigan, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025 Employees should be invited to create their own agents and to suggest how to integrate gen AI into their workflows, making use of gen AI a habit, not a one-off. Erik Roth, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2025 Lovato last headlined a set of one-off concerts throughout 2023, while her last headlining tour took place in 2022 around her hard rock album Holy Fvck. Stephen Daw, Billboard, 13 Oct. 2025 The original Paris show also drew Louboutin himself, solidifying the partnership as more than a one-off experiment. Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 11 Oct. 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 17 Oct. 2025.

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