toll free

Caller pays nothing

Toll free describes telephone numbers that can be called without charge to the caller—the receiving party pays instead.

In the US, these typically begin with 800, 888, or similar prefixes: Call our toll-free number for customer support.

The term extends to any service or passage without fees: toll-free bridges.

Also spelled toll-free.

Related

call center · dial · dial tone · phone · number · helpline · call · operator · please hold · hold · hold music · waiting · phone tree · menu · press · automated · voicemail · ring

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Opposites
call cost structure

toll freecollect call

Call billed to recipient

toll call · premium rate · 900 number · metered · long-distance

access fee requirement

toll freetoll road

Highway requiring payment

toll bridge · metered · paid · chargeable · pay-per-use

billing structure

toll freepremium rate

Elevated fee for calls

metered · surcharge · coin-operated · prepaid

Family

toll, free, tolls, tolled, tolling, freed, freeing, frees, freely

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Top 100,000
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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G