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

Foreign ministers from the Group of Seven advanced economies published a joint statement in late March calling for the immediate restoration of safe and toll-free passage.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

Visit the Eldercare Locator or call toll-free at 1-800-677-1116.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 23, 2026

Now she says the toll-free bridge has brought benefits to the island, making it more accessible for locals and tourists.

From BBC • Oct. 16, 2025

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 • Aug. 16, 2024

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

From "The Tipping Point" by Malcolm Gladwell