Single-use

adj

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Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Designed or intended to be used one time and then discarded or disposed of. not-comparable

    "Filtrona Plastics, Victoria, has supplied Malaysia with $20 000 worth of single-use plastic ware for hospitals and laboratories."

Synonyms

All synonyms
disposablethrowaway

Example

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"The youth-led Sea Youth Rise Up advocates for ocean conservation, including reduced single-use plastics such as plastic straws, water bottles and shopping bags, which the ocean breaks down into microplastics."

Etymology

Bahuvrīhi compound of single + use.

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