Meaning of one-off | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Something that is done, created, etc. only once, and often quickly, simply, or improvisationally.
   Commonwealth, idiomatic
2. Something unique and remarkable.

Equivalents

Examples

“Near-synonym: stand-alone”

“I'll put⟳ together a quick one-off as a sample so we can taste⟳ the recipe.”

“But even as he announced the military operation, he appeared to be rapidly trying to get⟳ himself back to the middle by insisting that the strike⟳ was a one-off and that he continues to seek⟳ peace.”

“It is a one-off; there is nothing else like⟳ it.”

“Frank couldn’t believe⟳ that his father had put⟳ Queenie back together and not told him. More secrets. More lies. The boy guessed that the coat of yellow paint⟳ was to disguise her. Queenie was a one-off. A Mini with a Union Jack painted on her would be a dead giveaway to the police.”

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