one-shot

adjective

ˈwən-ˌshät 

1

: that is complete or effective through being done or used or applied only once

there is no easy one-shot answer to the problem

2

: that is not followed by something else of the same kind

a one-shot tax cut

one-shot noun

Synonyms

• one-off
• onetime

Examples of one-shot in a Sentence

this offer is a one-shot deal; if you refuse, you won't get another chance

Recent Examples on the Web

Some cocktails take weeks of trial and error—particularly at Death & Co., at the time perhaps the most creative and precise cocktail bar in the country—but the Kingston Negroni was a one-shot hit. —Jason O'Bryan, Robb Report, 6 July 2024

Within minutes of the film’s start, Maxine looks straight to camera in a brief but genius homage to the famous one-shot monologue that ended West’s last movie. —Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 26 June 2024

McIlroy, who for so much of the final round looked certain to end 10 years without a major, had a one-shot lead until missing a 30-inch par putt on the 16th hole. —Doug Ferguson, Baltimore Sun, 16 June 2024

The four other four one-shots will be released one-by-one on a monthly basis. —Patrick Frater, Variety, 13 June 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1907, in the meaning defined at sense 1