person-to-person

adjective or adverb

: involving two people or going directly from one person to another person
person-to-person communication
The reporter talked person-to-person with the hostage.

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Whether credit cards, debit cards, person-to-person, crypto, and surely beyond, the costs are poised to fall. John Tamny, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2025 Historically, these low-value, person-to-person imports have been exempt from U.S. tariffs. Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 4 Mar. 2025 In a handy consolidation, the PayPal app shows not only your person-to-person activity but all of your PayPal purchases, even those not made in the app. PCMAG, 3 Mar. 2025 To date, 64 human cases have been identified with the virus, and there is no known person-to-person spread. Tim Carman The Washington Post, arkansasonline.com, 27 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for person-to-person

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“Person-to-person.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/person-to-person. Accessed 26 Mar. 2025.

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