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

Recent Examples on the Web 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 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. David J. Neal, Twin Cities, 15 Oct. 2024 Owners may also contact NHTSA's safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (toll-free at 1-800-424-9153) or go to www.nhtsa.gov for further information. Anne Marie Lee, CBS News, 9 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for toll-free 

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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 Nov. 2024.

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