: 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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Because the school sits on the hotel grounds, planning your stay is essentially a one-stop process — book the room, book the class, walk to your lesson. Lauren Schuster, Kansas City Star, 9 June 2026 Local, state or even federal versions of these agencies could offer consumer insurance for individuals alongside adaptation investment programs as a one-stop shop. Zac Taylor, The Conversation, 9 June 2026 Galleria Dallas The FIFA World Cup 2026 Store at Galleria Dallas may be the closest thing to a one-stop shop for tournament merchandise. Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 June 2026 This one-stop shopping isn’t necessarily a good thing, according to critics who say some telehealth providers are writing prescriptions for people who should not be taking GLP-1s and then providing little or no follow-up care. Maia Rosenfeld, NBC news, 29 May 2026 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 13 Jun. 2026.

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