toll-free

Thân thiện

A driver uses a toll-free road to cross the bridge.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Not subject to a charge or fee for use: Describes a service, typically a telephone call or road, where the user does not pay a toll or charge for its use. The cost is borne by the organization providing or receiving the call.

Usage

• The adjective "toll-free" is used directly before a noun to describe it.
• It is most commonly used in the context of telephone numbers and customer service lines.
• It can also describe roads or bridges where no fee is charged for passage.

Examples

• Adjective:
  • Please call our toll-free number for customer support. (The caller does not pay for the telephone call.)
  • The new highway is a toll-free route across the state. (Drivers do not pay a fee to use this road.)
  • The company offers a toll-free hotline for inquiries. (The receiving company pays for the cost of the incoming calls.)

Advanced Usage

• "toll-free calling": The service or act of making telephone calls without incurring a charge.
  • The plan includes unlimited toll-free calling to selected numbers.
• "toll-free access": The ability to use a service or resource without paying a toll.
  • The library provides toll-free access to several online journals.

Variants and Related Words

• Freephone (n, chiefly UK): A telephone service where calls are free for the caller; a synonym for a toll-free number.
  • Dial the freephone number listed on the website.
• Toll-free number (n phrase): The specific telephone number that is free for the caller to dial.
  • The toll-free number begins with 800, 888, or 877.

Synonyms

• Free of charge: Without any cost to the user.
• Freecall: (Australian/NZ) A toll-free telephone call or number.

Related Phrases

• Toll-free dialing: The process of calling a toll-free number.
  • Toll-free dialing is available from anywhere in the country.
• Toll-free service: A service provided via a toll-free number.
  • Our toll-free service operates 24 hours a day.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. having no toll levied for its use
   • a toll-free road
   • a toll-free telephone number