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. Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 27 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 The memorandum in part called on Iran to allow commercial shipping to resume through the strait, and to do so toll-free for the next 60 days. Max Zahn, ABC News, 24 June 2026 Offer a toll-free number, an obvious button on your website or another method people can find without having to hunt for it. Harry Kazakian, Forbes.com, 23 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 28 Jun. 2026.

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