toll-free

adjective or adverb

ˈtōl-ˈfrē 

: 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

Recent Examples on the Web

But the president is no longer calling for the return to prewar arrangements, with the Strait of Hormuz remaining a toll-free international waterway. — Joseph Wilkins,sam Meredith, CNBC, 14 July 2026

Advertisement International leaders are in support of a full, toll-free reopening of the Strait. — Tiago Ventura, Time, 30 June 2026

All calls are toll-free and confidential. — Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 28 June 2026

And the agreement to allow vessels to cross toll-free lasts just 60 days from last Thursday’s signing. — David Goldman, CNN Money, 26 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1970, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for toll-free

• be
• bee
• bree
• cree
• fee
• flea
• flee
• free
• gee
• ghee
• glee
• he