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 The email, the outlet said, was faxed from a North American toll-free number that also appeared in court documents. Angie Orellana Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2024 But the filing with the email address was faxed from a toll-free number designed to serve North America; it was included in documents sent to the Chancery Court in Shelby County, Tenn., where the foreclosure case is still pending. Matt Stevens, New York Times, 28 May 2024 Passengers with disabilities or medical conditions can call the TSA Cares helpline toll-free at 855-787-2227 with any questions. Vinod Sreeharsha, Miami Herald, 24 May 2024 The toll-free phone number for the National Domestic Violence Hotline is 800-799-7233. Jeanne Phillips, The Mercury News, 19 May 2024 For more information, consumers can contact Electrolux toll-free at (888) 845-8226 from 8:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. Eastern Time, Monday through Friday. Anne Marie Lee, CBS News, 16 May 2024 By phone: Reach out to the state elections office at 304-558-6000 (toll-free: 866-767-8683) to have an application sent to you. Jeremy Yurow, USA TODAY, 23 Apr. 2024 The department publishes a guide to 401(k) fees and has a toll-free line with advisers who can help participants understand their fees (866-444-3272). Mark Miller, New York Times, 19 Apr. 2024 Call 310-855-HOPE (4673), or toll-free at 800-TLC-TEEN from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. ET, or text TEEN to 839863 from 3 and 6 p.m. ET. Elizabeth Chuck, NBC News, 16 Apr. 2024

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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 3 Jun. 2024.

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