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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Click here or call the toll-free reservations number (888) 544-2523 to book. – Embassy Suites by Hilton San Diego La Jolla: $199/night for evacuees. Emily Longeretta, Variety, 10 Jan. 2025 Report dead or sick birds or animals to the US Department of Agriculture toll-free at 1-866-536-7593. Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 7 Jan. 2025 Officials urged anyone with information or knowledge of poaching, polluting or any other fish and wildlife violation to call the toll-free CALTIP number at 1-888-334-CALTIP (2258) to share it anonymously, or submit a confidential tip online at the agency’s website. Brooke Baitinger, Sacramento Bee, 7 Jan. 2025 Further, there are helpful online resources and toll-free numbers to help players control excessive gambling habits. Matthew Gover, Miami Herald, 6 Jan. 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 20 Jan. 2025.

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