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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The Wisconsin Elections Commission operates a toll-free information hotline at 1-866-VOTE-WIS. Hope Karnopp, Journal Sentinel, 5 Nov. 2024 Reports to the Justice Department can be made by calling toll-free at 800-253-3931 or visiting www.civilrights.justice.gov. John Wisely, Detroit Free Press, 2 Nov. 2024 If borrowers wanted to know more, the letter directed them to call a toll-free number. Cameron, who left the attorney general’s office this year after an unsuccessful bid for governor, did not respond to requests for comment. Byard Duncan, ProPublica, 17 Oct. 2024 Consumers with food safety questions can call the toll-free USDA Meat and Poultry Hotline at (888) MPHotline or send a question via email to MPHotline@usda.gov. Andrea Chang, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 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 22 Nov. 2024.

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