Definition of "one-off" []

• Happening, done, or made only once. (adjective)
• Something that is not repeated or reproduced. (noun)

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• "Fiscal discipline is theoretically a laudable goal, though in this case the agreement won't prevent governments from embarking on Keynesian spending sprees as "one-off and temporary measures"—the definition of "one-off" presumably being in the eye of the beholder."
• "These so-called one-off expenses are not as uncommon as people think."
• "The damning report said the violence could not be described as a "one-off" because of evidence that 1QLR troops abused and mistreated Iraqi civilians on other occasions."