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once-off

once-off is the alternative form of one-off.

Meaning of one-off

Adjective

one-off (comparative more one-off, superlative most one-off)

  1. Occurring once, independent of any pattern; one-time.
    • The government insisted that the embarrassing loss of the tax records was a one-off event.
    Synonyms:
    unique, singular
  2. Special; remarkable; rare; unusual.
    • BMW is to create a one-off tribute to the iconic 3.0 CSL.2015 May 13, Hunter Skipworth, “BMW to create one-off tribute to 3.0 CSL”, in Evo, archived from the original on 26 Sep 2020, retrieved 14 May 2015
    Synonyms:
    unique, singular

See all 4 meanings of one-off

Forms of once-off

Adjective
comparativemore once-off
superlativemost once-off
Noun
pluralonce-offs

Questions about once-off

What is once-off the alternative form of?
Once-off is the alternative form of one-off.

Words near once-off in the dictionary

  1. once you go black
  2. once you go black, you never go back
  3. once you go Persian, there's no other version
  4. once-in-a-generation
  5. once-in-a-lifetime
  6. once-off
  7. once-offs
  8. once-over
  9. once-over-lightlies
  10. once-over-lightly
  11. once-overs

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