one–shot

adjective \ˈwən-ˌshät\

: done or happening only once

Full Definition of ONE-SHOT

: that is complete or effective through being done or used or applied only once <there is no easy one–shot answer to the problem>

: that is not followed by something else of the same kind <a one–shot tax cut>

— one–shot noun

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1927

Antonyms: frequent, periodic, periodical, recurrent, recurring, regular, repeated, steady

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