: providing or offering a comprehensive range of goods or services at one location
also : provided or offered at such a location
one-stop shopping

Examples of one-stop in a Sentence

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Ferrari had preferred to keep its cars out to help make a one-stop strategy work. Luke Smith, New York Times, 8 Mar. 2026 The initiative contemplates the creation of a Guatemalan Film Institute, a Film Promotion Fund, a Film Commission operating as a one-stop shop for international productions, a National Cinematheque and a National Higher School of Cinema, among others. Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety, 6 Mar. 2026 Community Corrections is a one-stop-shop for adults serving probation. Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 6 Mar. 2026 But Michaels’ latest expansion will truly cement the brand’s status as a one-stop shop for every occasion, from decorating to gifting. Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for one-stop

Word History

First Known Use

1933, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of one-stop was in 1933

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“One-stop.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/one-stop. Accessed 11 Mar. 2026.

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