Door-to-door Definition
dôrtə-dôr
adjective
(going) From one home to the next, calling on each in turn.
A door-to-door salesman, selling door-to-door.
Webster's New World
Going to or making appeals at residences, as when selling or canvassing.
A door-to-door sales representative.
American Heritage
Delivered directly from a store or business to a residence.
Promised door-to-door delivery.
American Heritage
Alternative spelling of door-to-door.
Wiktionary
Synonyms:
- house-to-house
adverb
(by metonymy) From one household or business to the next.
He carried the petition door to door, collecting signatures.
He sold magazine subscriptions at inflated prices door to door.
Selling door to door is the best training - and test - for a new salesman.
Wiktionary
(by metonymy) From ultimate origin to ultimate destination.
The trip takes sixteen hours door to door.
Wiktionary
(by further extension) From shipper to recipient.
The express company could only handle shipments door to door on the West Coast, needing others to reach the rest of the country.
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