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, 9 Sep. 2025 Call the National Passport Information Center toll-free at 877-487-2778 for more information. Fernanda Galan, Sacbee.com, 4 Sep. 2025 All calls are toll-free and confidential. Kc Baker, People.com, 2 Sep. 2025 The toll-free telephone network system, piloted 36 years later in 1966, which eventually allowed the IRS to handle most taxpayer inquiries by phone. Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for toll-free

Word History

First Known Use

1970, in the meaning defined above

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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 9 Sep. 2025.

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