- 1 [countable] (British English) a ticket that allows you to travel to a place but not back again How much is a single to York? compare return Oxford Collocations Dictionary verb + singlebuy, get prepositionsingle to See full entry See related entries: Train and bus travel music
- 2[countable] a piece of recorded music, usually popular music, that consists of one song; a CD that a single is recorded on The band releases its new single next week. compare album Oxford Collocations Dictionary adjectivebest-selling, hit, smash, … verb + singleplay, record, produce, … single + verbcome out singles + nounsingles chart, singles collection, singles compilation, … phrasessingle by, single from See full entry See related entries: Listening to music room
- 3 [countable] a room in a hotel, etc. for one person Singles are available from £50 per night. compare double See related entries: Holiday accommodation, Staying in a hotel money
- 4[countable] (North American English) a bill/note that is worth one dollar compare double unmarried people
- 5singles [plural] people who are not married and do not have a romantic relationship with somebody else They organize parties for singles. a singles bar/club in sport
- 6singles [uncountable + singular or plural verb] (especially in tennis) a game when only one player plays against one other; a series of two or more of these games the women’s singles champion the first round of the men’s singles a singles match She's won three singles titles this year. compare double Oxford Collocations Dictionary adjectivejunior, men’s, women’s, … verb + singlesplay, win singles + nounchampionship, final, match, … phrasesin the single See full entry See related entries: Tennis
- 7[countable] (in cricket) a hit from which a player scores one run (= point) See related entries: Cricket
- 8[countable] (in baseball) a hit that only allows the player to run to first base Word OriginMiddle English: via Old French from Latin singulus, related to simplus ‘simple’.Extra examples A single to Stratford, please. Following the success of their breakthrough single, a follow-up is planned. Her catchy first single was a hit. Her new album features her single ‘Georgia Rain’. I got a single to Birmingham. I prefer playing singles to doubles. It was voted the best single by a solo artist. She decided not to play in the singles. She was in her room playing her singles. She won the junior singles. The band has yet to record a hit single. The band later released this album track as a single. The radio stations play her new single several times a day. They put out a single in time for Christmas. number one in the singles chart the classic comeback single from Take That the new single from the band ‘Therapy?’
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BrE BrE//ˈsɪŋɡl//; NAmE NAmE//ˈsɪŋɡl//
Cricket, Tennis, Holiday accommodation, Staying in a hotel, Train and bus travel, Listening to musicCheck pronunciation: single
