person-to-person
adjective or adverb
: involving two people or going directly from one person to another person
person-to-person communication
The reporter talked person-to-person with the hostage.
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Overcrowding enhances the transmission of respiratory infections like pneumococcal pneumonia because tight living conditions increase the frequency of person-to-person interactions.
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Michal Ruprecht, NPR, 8 Sep. 2025
Some scammers may attempt to persuade you to use alternative payment methods, such as gift cards or person-to-person payments like Venmo or Zelle, which can be difficult to track or recover.
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025
Benefit amounts differ from person-to-person, however.
—Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Aug. 2025
Legionnaires' disease, a severe pneumonia caused by Legionella bacteria, is spread through contaminated water or mist, not person-to-person contact.
—Chris Sims, Louisville Courier Journal, 5 Aug. 2025
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Michal Ruprecht, NPR, 8 Sep. 2025
Some scammers may attempt to persuade you to use alternative payment methods, such as gift cards or person-to-person payments like Venmo or Zelle, which can be difficult to track or recover.
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025
Benefit amounts differ from person-to-person, however.
—Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Aug. 2025
Legionnaires' disease, a severe pneumonia caused by Legionella bacteria, is spread through contaminated water or mist, not person-to-person contact.
—Chris Sims, Louisville Courier Journal, 5 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for person-to-person
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“Person-to-person.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/person-to-person. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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