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

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Mecklenburg currently has two community resource centers in west and east Charlotte, offering one-stop access to county agencies and community groups that help address housing, food insecurity, health and more. Mary Ramsey april 6, Charlotte Observer, 6 Apr. 2026 The Cold War exposed the ongoing need for a one-stop source of basic intelligence — and an opportunity for what in 1971 became the unclassified Factbook. ABC News, 5 Apr. 2026 Cruises offer one-stop vacation shopping, from accommodations to food and entertainment. Nathan Diller, USA Today, 3 Apr. 2026 These long, flowy dresses are a one-stop shop for comfort and chic festival vibes. Daisy Maldonado, InStyle, 3 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for one-stop

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 8 Apr. 2026.

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