toll-free

American  

[tohl-free] / ˈtoʊlˈfri /

adjective

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

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

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adverb

1. free of charge.

   to call toll-free.

Etymology

Origin of toll-free

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

Example Sentences

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toll-free

The 60-day deal to end the fighting and reopen the waterway puts Iran in charge of demining it and insists on toll-free passage for ships in that time.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 25, 2026

Vance said Monday that the American expectation is the passageway will be “opened in a toll-free way for the long term.”

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 16, 2026

Prime Minister Keir Starmer said "toll-free freedom of navigation must now be restored in the Strait of Hormuz," adding that the UK was ready "to offer support on mine clearance."

From Barron's ● Jun. 15, 2026

The deal, such as it is, allows ships to enter and exit the strait toll-free for 60 days—but after that, who knows.

From Slate ● Jun. 15, 2026

These were not late-night commercials with a toll-free 800 number.

From "The Tipping Point" by Malcolm Gladwell