: going or made by going to each house in a neighborhood
door-to-door salespeople
a door-to-door canvass
door-to-door adverb

Examples of door-to-door in a Sentence

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Essay Tales from the Conman's Daughter Online, door-to-door: a hustle's a hustle, says a woman who knows. Max Ufberg, hazlitt.net, 4 Jan. 2025 In addition to door-to-door visits, forms have been mailed with free return postage, been distributed at schools and come with unique QR codes that allow residents to fill them out online. Katie Nixon, The Tennessean, 31 Dec. 2024 There were door-to-door surveys to assess the prevalence of trachoma and identify hot spots. Gabrielle Emanuel, NPR, 30 Dec. 2024 FedEx Freight Mexico offers FedEx Freight Priority to deliver cross-border and intra-Mexico LTL shipments door-to-door, along with additional services to Mexico, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands via alliances. Joe Cornell, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for door-to-door 

Word History

First Known Use

1902, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of door-to-door was in 1902

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“Door-to-door.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/door-to-door. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.

Kids Definition

door-to-door

adjective
ˌdōrt-ə-ˈdō(ə)r,
ˌdȯrt-ə-ˈdȯ(ə)r
: being or making a call (as to sell something) at every house in an area
door-to-door adverb
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