one-time

one-time
one-time ˈone-time also ˈone-off adjective [only before a noun]
a one-time event, payment etc happens once and is not part of a regular series of such events:

• Lawyers face a one-off tax hit as a result of the tax changes.

• The company expects to take a one-time charge of $10.3 million (= show it in its accounts ) due primarily to restructuring.

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one-time UK US /ˈwʌntaɪm/ adjective [before noun]
happening only once: »

We will take a one-time charge against earnings this quarter.

used for describing what someone or something was in the past: »

The one-time PM refused to comment on the new policy.


Financial and business terms. 2012.

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