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

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Their origins came from a wanderlusting Russian plant-lover named Nikolai Vavilov who dreamed of a one-stop shop for seeds from all over the world for researchers, scientists, and breeders to learn from and use to fight famine. Julia Daye, Popular Science, 25 Dec. 2025 TahoeAlerts offers a one-stop alert notification registration for residents and visitors throughout the Tahoe region. Bay Area Weather Report, Mercury News, 25 Dec. 2025 This is the ultimate one-stop wonder for all Christmas activities. Paige Moore, AZCentral.com, 12 Dec. 2025 Best Shopping The Shops at La Cantera With its dog-friendly atmosphere, resort-style landscaping, and blend of dining, drinking, and shopping, La Cantera has become a one-stop destination in the Alamo City. Kat Stinson, Travel + Leisure, 11 Dec. 2025 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 27 Dec. 2025.

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