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one-way

[wuhn-wey]
–adjective
1. moving, or allowing movement in one direction only: a one-way street.
2. valid for travel in one direction only: a one-way ticket. Compare round trip.
3. without a reciprocal feeling, responsibility, relationship, etc.: It's a one-way friendship.
4. not intended for return to a seller, dealer, etc., for reuse; disposable: one-way bottles.

Origin:
1815–25
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one-way 
1906, in ref. to travel tickets; 1914 in ref. to streets; 1940 in ref. to windows, mirrors, etc.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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