One-time vs. onetime. In 21st-century North America usage, one-time, with a hyphen, means occurring only once. For instance, a payment you have to make only once is a one-time payment. Onetime, without a hyphen, is synonymous with former. For example, George W. Bush is the onetime president of the United States.

According to the NOAD, and also to the OALD, it's spelt as "one-time". It's an adjective (so it goes before nouns, usually) and the first meaning is "former". The other meaning is "of or relating to a single occasion: a one-time charge." So it can be both.

04/07/2012 · adj. 1. or one·time (wŭn′tīm′) a. Occurring or undertaken only once: a one-time winner in 1995. b. Having been in the past; former: asked his one-time classmates for help. 2. Sports Relating to or being a shot made from a pass that is not stopped prior to shooting. tr.v. one·timed, one·tim·ing, one·times Sports.

one-time definition: 1. someone who was a teacher, doctor, cleaner, etc. in the past: 2. paid, given, intended to be…. Learn more.

one-off, one-shot; Synonyms: Adverb. erstwhile, formerly, once; Antonyms: Adjective. frequent, periodic, periodical, recurrent, recurring, regular, repeated, steady; Visit the Thesaurus for More

I believe the term “one-time” to be replacing the word “erstwhile” which, after a long and undistinguished career, is gradually falling into disuse.

02/02/2022 · One Time Or One Copy? "Only one replacement certificate will ever be issued to an applicant." There is a debate on a Facebook group. One group of people think that this sentence means that "each applicant can only get one copy of a replacement degree certificate" while another group of people insist that it means that "each applicant will only ...

24/03/2013 · Add message | Report | See all. notjustamummythankyou Sun 24-Mar-13 07:33:46. Yes - one week's time, two weeks' time. Add message | Report. flubba Sun 24-Mar-13 07:52:49. Thank you - that's what I thought but got wobbly as I'm the only pedant one of my friends who's obsessive about grammar.

Meanwhile, in summary, if you are a small business then the likelihood is that your decision will come down to price and price alone. If you are a larger company then one-time purchase is perhaps more likely to be your route. Detailed table showing a variety of typical version requirements. Description.