free call

No-charge conversation

A free call is a telephone call that costs the caller nothing, typically because the recipient pays the charges.

Businesses often provide free call numbers (like 800 numbers in the US) for customer service.

In card games, especially poker, a free call is checking or calling without risk because no bet has been made: He got a free call from the big blind.

Related
  • hotlineDirect emergency phone connection
  • 1-800Free-call phone prefix
  • voicemailRecorded caller messages
  • dialGraduated circular indicator
  • dial toneSound indicating phone readiness

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Opposites
cost to caller

free calltoll call

Billed telephone connection

long-distance call · international call · collect call

call pricing tier

free call900 number

Fee-charging telephone service

psychic hotline · chat line

Family

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G