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. Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 23 Dec. 2025 The toll-free number is 877-765-8388. Susan Tompor, Freep.com, 19 Dec. 2025 Otherwise, call toll-free (877) 597-2331/(877) KYSAFE1, or (800) 752-6200. Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 17 Dec. 2025 Anyone with information about the attack is urged to contact the Savannah Police Department at 912-234-2020 or the FBI's toll-free tip line at 1-800-225-5324. Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 16 Dec. 2025 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 Dec. 2025.

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