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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For questions about spring bulbs like daffodils or other 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, 8 Mar. 2025 No toll: Traveling on the Overseas Highway is toll-free. Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 7 Mar. 2025 Underfunding agency would hurt customer service Efforts to renew federal spending will likely address the amount of funding the Social Security Administration has available to provide services including toll-free phone call center services and disability determinations. Lorie Konish, CNBC, 25 Feb. 2025 Consumers can contact Igloo's consumer contact toll-free at 888-943-5182 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday. Julia Gomez, USA TODAY, 14 Feb. 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 24 Mar. 2025.

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