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

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On-demand Services: Opportunities Beyond the Dealership Growth and innovation in the automotive industry have resulted in the evolution of new on-demand services such as fuel delivery, door-to-door servicing, roadside assistance, rescue charging for EVs, and even car washing. Sarwant Singh, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 2025 People who had seen him at the auto body shop worked with sketch artists to produce sketches that FBI agents took door-to-door in the city. Olivia B. Waxman, Time, 18 Apr. 2025 In the hours before the explosion, the reports don’t mention any discussions about evacuating homes or going door-to-door checking for gas levels. Laura Bauer, Kansas City Star, 17 Apr. 2025 Bhutta attributes the spike in part to laxity with door-to-door vaccination campaigns. Ruchi Kumar, NPR, 16 Apr. 2025 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 2 May. 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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