toll-free

adjective

Of a road or highway, free to use; not requiring payment of a toll to use.

“Call now. The call is toll-free. Operators are standing by.”

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Meanings

adjectivetoll-free (not comparable)
  1. not comparableroadOf 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

    1978, Funkadelic, “Promentalshitbackwashpsychosis Enema Squad (The Doo Doo Chasers)”, in One Nation Under a Groove
  2. USnot comparablecommunicationsOf a phone call, without an additional toll, especially for a long-distance charge.

    Call now. The call is toll-free. Operators are standing by.

adverbtoll-free (not comparable)
  1. USnot comparablecommunicationsOf a phone call, without an additional toll, especially for a long-distance charge.

    You can call us toll-free anytime. Operators are standing by.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
freephone

Origin

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”).

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Translations

Finnish maksuton, kiinteähintainen
  • maksutonfree to use
  • kiinteähintainenof phone call: without additional toll
Italian numero verde
  • numero verdeof phone call: without additional toll
Polish bezpłatny, bezpłatny
  • bezpłatnyfree to use
  • bezpłatnyof phone call: without additional toll
  • darmowyof phone call: without additional toll
Cite this entry
APA

toll-free. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/toll-free

MLA

“toll-free.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/toll-free. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “toll-free,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/toll-free.

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