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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Duffy contends in a letter to Gov. Hochul that congestion pricing must allow a toll-free option and that the money raised must be for highways and cannot be used for transit. New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 25 Apr. 2025 Duffy noted in his letter Monday that all roads constructed using federal aid highway funds must be toll-free unless an exception is granted. Jared Gans, The Hill, 21 Apr. 2025 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. Abigayle Ward, Hartford Courant, 19 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 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 5 May. 2025.

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