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toll-free, a.
[toll n.1 + free a.]
Free from toll; exempt from payment of toll. (Usually in predicative or adverbial construction.)
1052–67Charter of Eadweard in Kemble Cod. Dipl. IV. 209 Tolfreo ofer ealle Engleland, wiðinne burhe and wiðutan. 1277Brit. Mus. Add. Charter 51563 [Pannage and other rights are granted] cum hopirfre et tolfre in omnibus molendinis meis. 1494Fabyan Chron. vii. 327 That y⊇ cytezens of London shulde passe toll fre thorough all Englande. 1523Fitzherb. Surv. 10 Some men to be tole free, and some to be hopper fre. 1610Holland Camden's Brit. (1637) 493 He obtained that it might bee every where Toll-free. 1829Scott Anne of G. x, Such wares will not pass toll-free where Archibald of Hagenbach hath authority.
b. Esp. (N. Amer.) of telephone calls, lines, etc.
1970Globe & Mail (Toronto) 26 Sept. 31/1 (Advt), For reservations, call toll-free 368-7474. 1971Sci. Amer. Oct. 7/2 (Advt.), When you buy a '72, you get the name and toll-free number of a person in Detroit. 1976National Observer (U.S.) 13 Mar. 3/6 (Advt.), Write or call now. Our toll-free lines are open 24 hours daily, 7 days a week. 1979Arizona Daily Star 5 Aug. (Advt. Section) 4/3 Make a toll-free call to Bill Jackson. 1984Gainesville (Florida) Sun 28 Mar. 2a/3, I have called the same toll-free number I ordered from several times but these people will not return my call. |