Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

one-stop

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: 5.47 in modern English

Syllables: one-stop
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Describing a service operation at which all of a customer's needs may be satisfied without visiting another.

noun

A wholesaler serving the music industry.

Example Sentences

"a one-stop home design center"
"At a local microlevel 'one-stop' or 'one-window' service delivery arrangements have proved popular."
"Features like storefronts for brands could be understood as attempts by TikTok to catch up to Instagram’s own recent attempts at becoming a one-stop shopping destination."
"Independent R&B music retailers around the country are banding together into coalitions, seeking to create the buying power of a chain and get increased attention and service from labels and one-stops."

Etymology

Generalization of one-stop shop.

Inflected Forms

one-stops (plural)

Phrases

one-window

Frequently Paired Words

one-window

Questions

What does one-stop mean?: Describing a service operation at which all of a customer's needs may be satisfied without visiting another.
Where does one-stop come from?: Generalization of one-stop shop.

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