: orally communicated
also
: generated from or reliant on oral publicity
word-of-mouth customers
a word-of-mouth business
: oral communication
especially
: oral often inadvertent publicity
Synonyms
Examples of word-of-mouth in a Sentence
Adjective
not having the money to run ads, the restaurant relies on word-of-mouth publicity
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Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY, 21 Oct. 2024
Transcription errors can undermine this trust, leading to customer churn and negative word-of-mouth.
—Beth Worthy, Forbes, 17 Oct. 2024
Endia Fontanez, The Arizona Republic, 15 Oct. 2024
The question is whether the marketing spend is enough to keep the word of mouth going and bring in more bodies.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 9 Oct. 2024
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Adjective
The revival, which opened Oct. 20 at New York’s St. James Theatre, is already shaping up to be a word-of-mouth hit stateside.
—Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY, 21 Oct. 2024
Transcription errors can undermine this trust, leading to customer churn and negative word-of-mouth.
—Beth Worthy, Forbes, 17 Oct. 2024
Noun phrase
Pelon's Food Truck has gained its following solely through word of mouth, Guthrie said.
—Endia Fontanez, The Arizona Republic, 15 Oct. 2024
The question is whether the marketing spend is enough to keep the word of mouth going and bring in more bodies.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 9 Oct. 2024
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“Word-of-mouth.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/word-of-mouth. Accessed 2 Nov. 2024.
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