: providing or offering a comprehensive range of goods or services at one location
also : provided or offered at such a location
one-stop shopping

Examples of one-stop in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The city has set up a one-stop place to find resources and activities for kids called Summer in Cincy at www.cincinnati-oh.gov/summerincincy. Cameron Knight, The Enquirer, 21 May 2024 In other words, picking up a drink labeled with vague terms about improving mood and feeling calm isn't necessarily a one-stop fix for changing your stress levels. Hannah Yasharoff, USA TODAY, 18 May 2024 The store can be your one-stop shop for everyday basics and formal needs. Maya Polton, Parents, 18 May 2024 Stephanie Clarke runs Luxe Spaces, a company that caters to Baton Rouge and New Orleans as a one-stop shop for housing at all price points. Zoe Hewitt, Variety, 15 May 2024 Moreover, integration with payroll companies provides a one-stop solution for all HR needs. Summer Westerbur, Rolling Stone, 13 May 2024 Rival Lowe’s created a one-stop shop in 2021 that offers wheelchair ramps, teak shower benches, taller toilets and other products geared toward older boomers. Anne D'innocenzio, Fortune, 11 May 2024 White River State Park boasts a scenic downtown canal, the Indiana State Museum and the Eiteljorg Museum of American Indians and Western Art, along with the Indianapolis Zoo and the NCAA Hall of Champions — all walkable for a wide-ranging, one-stop visitor experience. Amy Lynch, Chicago Tribune, 8 May 2024 Parscale markets Campaign Nucleus as a one-stop shop for conservative candidates who want to automate tasks usually done by campaign workers or volunteers. Garance Burke, Fortune, 6 May 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

1933, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of one-stop was in 1933

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“One-stop.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/one-stop. Accessed 28 May. 2024.

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