one-off

adjective

ˌwən-ˈȯf 

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

Synonyms of one-off

• only
• special
• one
• unique
• lone

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

Recent Examples on the Web

Several execs had previously sold WBD shares, meaning this week hasn’t been a one-off income event for them. — Dade Hayes, Deadline, 9 Oct. 2026

Stray Kids are heading to your local cinema screens next month with Stray Kids World Tour ‘RUN IT’ Live Viewing, which will bring their global tour to movie theaters with a one-off live broadcast from the Tokyo Dome in Japan. — Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 7 Oct. 2026

Sales data from a major Korean producer confirms the trend is not a one-off. — Lauren Schuster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Oct. 2026

Other recent sales and listings indicate that this kind of price is not a one-off, flash in the pan kind of thing, having also crossed the $8 million line. — Kim Velsey, Curbed, 5 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1934, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for one-off

• cerenkov
• ashraf
• checkoff
• cutoff
• falloff
• handoff
• kickoff
• layoff
• liftoff
• markoff
• markov
• payoff