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

• occasional
• one-off

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

The band has regularly been approached about one-shot reunions, right? —David Browne, Rolling Stone, 29 Aug. 2025

Keanu Reeves' immortal warrior is back in an all-new comic book one-shot that expands the world of BRZRKR. —EW.com, 21 Aug. 2025

In the same episode, there’s a sweeping one-shot of Mark coming down in the elevator, unsevering and stepping into the lobby while the camera wraps around him. —Beatrice Verhoeven, HollywoodReporter, 21 Aug. 2025

With a one-shot lead and both players facing chips on the 71st hole of the tournament, Scheffler landed his chip from 81 feet just on the green of the long par 3. —Bennett Conlin, Baltimore Sun, 17 Aug. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1907, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for one-shot

• aeronaut
• aforethought
• afterthought
• apricot
• argonaut
• astronaut
• camelot
• coffeepot
• concordat
• cosmonaut
• entrepot
• flowerpot