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door-to-door

door-to-door

18 3.5
Visiting each house in an area to sell things, ask questions, or give a service
  • adjective
  • /ˈdɔr tə ˈdɔr/
translation icon : puerta a puerta
  • The volunteers planned to canvass the neighborhood, going door-to-door to raise awareness about the upcoming election.
  • go door-to-door
  • sell door-to-door
  • door-to-door salesman

His real day job is still doing door to door sales.

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Examples

Synonyms

house-to-house
vsdoor-to-door
10 4.0

Visiting every house in an area one by one to search or ask questions

is used especially for selling or offering services rather than searching

How Personal

door-to-door
18 3.5
appointment
595 1.5
call
1.0
mailing
35 1.0

Surface Forms

door-to-door positive
doortodoor positive

Etymology

Door-to-door comes from the simple idea of moving from one door to the next, literally 'from house to house'. So a door-to-door visit means people go to each home to sell things, ask questions, or give help.