person-to-person: Meaning and Definition of

per•son-to-per•son

1. (of a long-distance telephone call) chargeable only upon speaking with a specified person at the number called:Cf. a person-to-person call to her brother in California.
2. involving personal or intimate contact between persons: person-to-person diplomacy; a disease contracted through person-to-person contacts.

1. (in making a long-distance telephone call) to a specified person:Cf. I telephoned him person-to-person.
2. face-to-face; in person: They interviewed her person-to-person.