toll-free

[ tohl-free ]

adjective

1. made, used, provided, etc., without tolls or a charge:

   a toll-free highway; a toll-free phone number.

adverb

1. free of charge:

   to call toll-free.

Word History and Origins

Origin of toll-free¹

First recorded in 1965–70; toll ¹ + -free

Example Sentences

In addition to a toll-free phone line, businesses will have to provide an online option that enables customers to cancel by clicking on a link or sending a preformatted email.

From Los Angeles Times

The New York Times reported in May that it had received a set of emails, faxed from a toll-free number, in choppy Luganda, a Bantu language widely spoken in Uganda.

From Los Angeles Times

The email, the outlet said, was faxed from a North American toll-free number that also appeared in court documents.

From Los Angeles Times

The problems include long wait times on the agency’s toll-free phone line, a large backlog in disability applications and a growing problem with overpayments to low-income beneficiaries.

From New York Times

The IRS offers a toll-free phone number for people who want to check their refunds without using the Internet.

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