: 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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Mental health resources during the Texas floods Those going through a mental health crisis have access to the toll-free Disaster Distress Helpline from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. Mateo Rosiles, USA Today, 17 July 2026 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 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 25 Jul. 2026.

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