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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Customers who were unable to come into the store could also order the lipsticks through Bergdorf’s toll-free number. Jenny B. Fine, WWD, 11 Dec. 2024 Participants then receive links to national resources, such as the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline, and can also connect to our national toll-free call center to be connected to services in their communities, including many of our affiliates that offer behavioral health services. Kendra Davenport, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024 For confidential compliance assistance, employees and employers can call the agency’s toll-free helpline at 866-4US-WAGE (487-9243). Lauren De Young, The Arizona Republic, 29 Nov. 2024 Consumers with food safety questions can call the toll-free USDA Meat and Poultry Hotline at 888-MPHotline (888-674-6854) or send a question via email to MPHotline@usda.gov. Jalen Williams, Detroit Free Press, 21 Nov. 2024 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 24 Dec. 2024.

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