one-off
one-off · one-offs
einmalige Sache, Einzigartigkeit, Einzelstück, Einzelanfertigung
Something that is done, created, etcSomething that is done, created, etc. only once, and often quickly, simply, or improvisationally.
US/wˌʌnˈɔf/
Meaning
2 senses(Commonwealth, idiomatic)Something that is done, created, etc. only once, and often quickly, simply, or improvisationally.
Near-synonym: stand-alone
I'll put together a quick one-off as a sample so we can taste the recipe.
einmalige Sache
a happening that occurs only once and is not repeated
Something unique and remarkable.
Near-synonym: stand-alone
It is a one-off; there is nothing else like it.
Einzelstück, Einzigartigkeit, Einzelanfertigung
Translations
2 languagesDeutsch
By meaning 2
something that is done only once:
something unique and remarkable:
Origin
From one + off. Probably from foundry work, in which molds are expensive and generally madFrom one + off. Probably from foundry work, in which molds are expensive and generally made to be reusable.
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