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single-use

adj · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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adj

Meaning 1

Designed or intended to be used one time and then discarded or disposed of.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

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History

Etymology

Bahuvrīhi compound of single + use.

Across languages

Translations

19 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: d'un sol ús — designed to be used one time
  • Finnish: kertakäyttöinen — designed to be used one time
  • Hindi: एकल-प्रयोग (ekal-prayog) — designed to be used one time
  • Hungarian: egyszer használatos — designed to be used one time
  • Indonesian: habis pakai — designed to be used one time
  • Indonesian: sekali pakai — designed to be used one time
  • Irish: aonúsáide — designed to be used one time
  • Northern Kurdish: bikaranîna tekcarî — designed to be used one time
  • Northern Kurdish: bikaranîna yekcarî — designed to be used one time
  • Lithuanian: vienkartinis — designed to be used one time
  • Lithuanian: vienkartis — designed to be used one time
  • Persian: یکبار مصرف — designed to be used one time
  • Russian: одноразовый (odnorazovyj) — designed to be used one time
  • Spanish: de un solo uso — designed to be used one time
  • Spanish: desechable — designed to be used one time
  • Spanish: de usar y tirar — designed to be used one time
  • Swedish: engångs- — designed to be used one time
  • Ukrainian: одноразо́вий (odnorazóvyj) — designed to be used one time
  • Welsh: untro — designed to be used one time