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door-to-door

adj · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • /ˌdɔː(ɹ)təˈdɔː(ɹ)/
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1

adj

Meaning 1

Going from house to house, when selling, delivering, or asking for something.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Sent or delivered from a store or factory directly to a house.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adjective satellite

Meaning 3

omitting no one; from the door of one house to that of the next

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • a door-to-door campaign
  • house-to-house coverage

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: house-to-house

Antonyms: none provided

4

adjective satellite

Meaning 4

(of e.g. journeys or deliveries) direct from point of origin to point of destination

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • the limousine offers door-to-door service

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

11 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Czech: podomní prodej — going from house to house
  • Finnish: ovelta ovelle — going from house to house
  • Georgian: კარდაკარ (ḳardaḳar) — going from house to house
  • German: Tür-zu-Tür — going from house to house
  • Greek: πόρτα-πόρτα (pórta-pórta) — going from house to house
  • Italian: pòrta a pòrta — going from house to house
  • Portuguese: porta a porta — going from house to house
  • Russian: покварти́рный (pokvartírnyj) — going from house to house
  • Russian: подомово́й (podomovój) — going from house to house
  • Finnish: kotiinkuljetettu — sent or delivered directly to a house
  • Russian: сквозно́й (skvoznój) — sent or delivered directly to a house