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
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For gardening questions, contact us toll-free at (877) 486-6271, visit our website at homegarden.cahnr.uconn.edu, or reach out to your local UConn Extension center at cahnr.uconn.edu/extension/locations.
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Heather Zidack, Hartford Courant, 12 Apr. 2025
Hegseth announced Wednesday that U.S. and Panamanian officials had already signed a memorandum of understanding, and that a final document is on the way to formally secure toll-free priority for American naval vessels.
—Jasmine Baehr, FOXNews.com, 10 Apr. 2025
The average time to get a decision on an initial claim for disability benefits has more than doubled since 2016, from four to eight months, and callers to Social Security’s toll-free helpline have experienced waits averaging as long as 40 minutes to speak to a representative, AARP said.
—Medora Lee, USA Today, 27 Mar. 2025
However, with the rise of application-to-person (A2P) messaging, all A2P numbers—from short codes to toll-free to 10-digit long code (10DLC)—now offer comparable throughput capabilities.
—Aaron Alter, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2025
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Heather Zidack, Hartford Courant, 12 Apr. 2025
Hegseth announced Wednesday that U.S. and Panamanian officials had already signed a memorandum of understanding, and that a final document is on the way to formally secure toll-free priority for American naval vessels.
—Jasmine Baehr, FOXNews.com, 10 Apr. 2025
The average time to get a decision on an initial claim for disability benefits has more than doubled since 2016, from four to eight months, and callers to Social Security’s toll-free helpline have experienced waits averaging as long as 40 minutes to speak to a representative, AARP said.
—Medora Lee, USA Today, 27 Mar. 2025
However, with the rise of application-to-person (A2P) messaging, all A2P numbers—from short codes to toll-free to 10-digit long code (10DLC)—now offer comparable throughput capabilities.
—Aaron Alter, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2025
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“Toll-free.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/toll-free. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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