"freephone" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Etymology: From free + phone, perhaps after the Freefone (0800 number) service introduced in 1985 in the UK. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|free|phone}} free + phone Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} freephone (uncountable)
  1. (chiefly UK, Ireland) A service offering telephone calls free of charge to designated numbers. Tags: Ireland, UK, uncountable Synonyms: toll-free, tollfree Related terms: freepost
    Sense id: en-freephone-en-noun-i3GmxhkE Categories (other): British English, Irish English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 96 4 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 94 6 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 95 5

Verb [English]

Forms: freephones [present, singular, third-person], freephoning [participle, present], freephoned [participle, past], freephoned [past]
Etymology: From free + phone, perhaps after the Freefone (0800 number) service introduced in 1985 in the UK. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|free|phone}} free + phone Head templates: {{en-verb}} freephone (third-person singular simple present freephones, present participle freephoning, simple past and past participle freephoned)
  1. (rare) To call a freephone number. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-freephone-en-verb-lLT7vj3X

Inflected forms

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