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Definition of one-shot
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
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“One-shot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/one-shot. Accessed 25 Sep. 2021.
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one-shot
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English Language Learners Definition of one-shot
: done or happening only once
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The first known use of one-shot was in 1907
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