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| one-off | |
| 1. adj. Occurring once, one-time, independent of any pattern. |  |
| The government insisted that the embarrassing loss of the tax records was a one-off event. | |
| Seeing Halley's Comet is a one-off, once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. | |
| 2. adj. Singular; unique; special; remarkable. | |
| 3. n. Something that is done, created, etc. only once, and often quickly, simply, or improvisationally. | |
| I'll put together a quick one-off as a sample so we can taste the recipe. | |
| 4. n. Something unique and remarkable. | |
| It is a one-off; there is nothing else like it. | |
