toll-free

adjective or adverb

: having or using a direct telephone line or number (such as an 800 number) for a long-distance call that is not charged to the caller
a toll-free number
called toll-free

Examples of toll-free in a Sentence

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All calls are toll-free and confidential. Angelique Brenes, PEOPLE, 19 June 2026 Additionally, while the agreement calls for the toll-free reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, senators said the future of the strait is unclear and could potentially open the door for Iran to impose fees for safe passage. Lalee Ibssa, ABC News, 19 June 2026 The same logic runs through the Strait of Hormuz, where Iran has agreed to toll-free passage for 60 days while planning, with Oman, a new transit regime thereafter. Hamidreza Azizi, Time, 19 June 2026 Under the agreement, Iran is required to allow commercial vessels to transit the Strait of Hormuz toll-free for 60 days. Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 19 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for toll-free

Word History

First Known Use

1970, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of toll-free was in 1970

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“Toll-free.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/toll-free. Accessed 24 Jun. 2026.

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