single-space

[ sing-guhl-speys ]

verb (used with object)

, sin·gle-spaced, sin·gle-spac·ing.

1. to type (copy) on each line space.

verb (used without object)

, sin·gle-spaced, sin·gle-spac·ing.

1. to type copy leaving no blank spaces between lines.

single-space

verb

1. tr to type (copy) without leaving a space between the lines

Word History and Origins

Origin of single-space¹

First recorded in 1935–40

Example Sentences

In June 1995, hefty packages arrived in the mail rooms of The Washington Post and The New York Times with identical contents: single-space typed copies of a document called “Industrial Society and Its Future,” with a note from an anonymous sender who said he would kill again unless the newspapers published the manifesto in its entirety within 90 days.

From New York Times

The building is fully occupied, and the property includes two single-space parking garages.

From New York Times

Initially, the accordion can either be a single-space block or expand an additional two spaces.

From The Verge

It’s a two-page, three-column, single-space list, she said.

From Washington Times

“Two days later, I had 30 single-space pages of complete narrative information,” he says.

From The Guardian