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by word of mouth

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. by word of mouth, viva voceadverb

    orally

    "I heard it viva voce"

  2. orally, by word of mouthadverb

    by spoken rather than written means

    "these stories were transmitted by word of mouth"

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  1. by word of mouth

    By word of mouth refers to oral communication or spoken words rather than written information. It usually involves sharing information, news, or stories verbally, often in a casual or informal setting. It's also used to describe the passing of information from one individual to another, particularly recommendations, rumors, or gossip. This term is frequently used in the context of informal advertising or promotion where customers or users spread their satisfaction or experiences about a certain product, service or event with others.

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  1. by word of mouth

    Read the full text of the By Word of Mouth poem by Rudyard Kipling on the Poetry.com website.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of by word of mouth in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of by word of mouth in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of by word of mouth in a Sentence

  1. Michael Scott:

    We'd have liked it to open a little bit stronger, but we think that word-of-mouth is going to start to kick in, do You Believe?

  2. Patricia Pinto:

    The kids come to us by word of mouth – we’ve been in business for 25 years, so one person tells the other.

  3. Rockland County:

    Its very frustrating because its misinformation. Its misguiding people in the community and the concern with this group is that they are affecting a population where a lot of what is decided by moms, is by word of mouth.

  4. Dave Hollis:

    Most encouragingly in this one, the exit scores we're seeing from women — their likelihood to recommend and how much they enjoyed the film — was higher here than almost any film we've had, it's a great sign for what word of mouth should be for the run, but, two, what it means for how women think about these movies being for them as much as men might.

  5. Caroline Weaver:

    A lot of our customers are people who happen to be walking by, and they come in a little surprised and amused by a shop that just sells pencils, but we also get a lot of word-of-mouth business from journalists, designers, architects and kids coming in after school. I love seeing kids get excited about pencils. Adults remember the smell, the tactile sensation of writing with a freshly sharpened pencil.

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