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The correct spelling is nonce.
How to pronounce nonce
IPA: /nɒns/
Say it like: Non-se
The correct spelling is nonce. The one or single occasion; the present reason or purpose (now only in for the nonce). For example: "That will do for the nonce, but we'll need a better answer for the long term."
Usage Examples
“That will do for the nonce, but we'll need a better answer for the long term.”
“I had thought that the term was a nonce, but it seems as if it's been picked up by other authors.”
“1989 "assorted nonces, ponces and murderers, 'the worst men in the world' [...] on the nonce wing, where the child-killers, molesters and various perverts have to be protected from the other prisoners." (New Statesman, New Society, Volume 2, Statesman & Nation Publishing Company Limited)”
Meanings
noun
- 1.The one or single occasion; the present reason or purpose (now only in for the nonce).
- 2.A nonce word.
- 3.A value constructed so as to be unique to a particular message in a stream, in order to prevent replay attacks.
- 4.(prisons) A sex offender, especially one who is guilty of sexual offences against children.
- 5.(prisons) A police informer, one who betrays a criminal enterprise
adjective
- 1.One-off; produced or created for a single occasion or use. Denoting something occurring once.
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