PERSON-TO-PERSON


Meaning of PERSON-TO-PERSON in English

adjective [ usually before noun ]

1.

happening between two or more people who deal directly with each other rather than through another person :

Technical support is offered on a person-to-person basis.

2.

( especially NAmE ) ( of a telephone call ) made by calling the operator (= a person who works at a telephone exchange) and asking to speak to a particular person. If that person is not available, the call does not have to be paid for :

a person-to-person call

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.