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one-time

one-time

98 3.4
Happening only once and not repeated
  • adjective
  • /ˈwʌn taɪm/
: único
  • By definition, a one-time subsidy cannot cause a permanent increase in consumer demand.
  • a one-time event
  • a one-time cost
  • a one-time payment

I have a feeling it was like a one time launch.

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Examples

  • And then he says, look, this is a one time only offer.

  • With that in mind, Metro City Bank is offering a one-time Christmas bonus.

  • I have a feeling it was like a one time launch.

  • And it may be a one time thing, all right?

  • Life decisions are those things that you make one time because they represent core values.

  • So this is a one time fee and this is a subscription.

  • Too bad this is only a one-time thing...

  • That was a one-time deal.

  • Subscribers pay about $250 as a one-time equipment deposit, then about what cable television runs.

    Academic text (1995)
  • Metro City Bank is offering a one-time Christmas bonus to its employees.

Synonyms

one-off
vsone-time
25 5.6

An event that happens only once and is not repeated

describes single occurrences as an adjective or modifier
nonrecurrent
vsone-time
1 6.8

Not happening again after the first time

emphasizes a single occurrence rather than absence of repetition

Antonyms

234 1.0

Happening often or many times

140 1.0

Happening again and again

How Often

frequent
234 1.0
regular
∞ 1.0
occasional
257 2.8
one-time
98 3.4
never
∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

one-time positive

Morphology

one-time = one + time (transparent) = one + time

Clear compound meaning 'occurring once'; learners can directly derive the meaning from 'one' + 'time'.

Etymology

One-time comes from the parts one + time, meaning 'one occasion' or 'only once'. So a one-time event or offer happens 'only once' and is not repeated.