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
one–shot
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First Known Use of one–shot
1907
ONE–SHOT Defined for English Language Learners
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Definition of one–shot for English Language Learners
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: done or happening only once
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