Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

door to door

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.78 in modern English

Syllables: door -to -door
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

From one household or business to the next.

adv

From ultimate origin to ultimate destination.

adv

From ultimate origin to ultimate destination.

adv

From ultimate origin to ultimate destination.

adj

Alternative spelling of door-to-door.

Example Sentences

"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."
"The trip takes sixteen hours door to door."
"The express company could only handle shipments door to door on the West Coast, needing others to reach the rest of the country."
"It was purely a CIA operation, door to door."

Inflected Forms

D2D (alternative, initialism)

Questions

What does door to door mean?: From one household or business to the next.

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