toll-free
Definition
- 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.
Adjective
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having no toll levied for its use
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a toll-free road
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a toll-free telephone number
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