one-way

one-way
/wun"way"/, adj.
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. Cf. 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.
[1815-25]

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