Single-use
adj
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 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."
Example
More examples"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.