toll-free

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toll-free

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From toll + -free. Compare Saterland Frisian tolfräi (“toll-free”), West Frisian tolfrij (“toll-free”), Dutch tolvrij (“toll-free”), German zollfrei (“toll-free”), Swedish tullfri (“toll-free”), Norwegian tollfri (“toll-free”).

adjective

  1. not comparable Of a road or highway, free to use; not requiring payment of a toll to use. The world is a toll-free toilet / Our mouths neurological assholes / And psychologically speaking / We're in a state of mental diarrhea
  2. US, not comparable Of a phone call, without an additional toll, especially for a long-distance charge. Call now. The call is toll-free. Operators are standing by.

adverb

  1. US, not comparable Of a phone call, without an additional toll, especially for a long-distance charge. You can call us toll-free anytime. Operators are standing by.

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adj of phone call: without additional toll

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"toll-free." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/toll-free. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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toll-free. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/toll-free

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"toll-free." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/toll-free.

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@misc{toll_free_2026,
  title = {toll-free},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/toll-free},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}