"toll-free" meaning in English

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Adjective

Etymology: 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”). Etymology templates: {{suf|en|toll|free}} toll + -free, {{cog|stq|tolfräi|t=toll-free}} Saterland Frisian tolfräi (“toll-free”), {{cog|fy|tolfrij|t=toll-free}} West Frisian tolfrij (“toll-free”), {{cog|nl|tolvrij|t=toll-free}} Dutch tolvrij (“toll-free”), {{cog|de|zollfrei|t=toll-free}} German zollfrei (“toll-free”), {{cog|sv|tullfri|t=toll-free}} Swedish tullfri (“toll-free”), {{cog|no|tollfri|t=toll-free}} Norwegian tollfri (“toll-free”) Head templates: {{en-adj|-|head=toll-free}} toll-free (not comparable)
  1. (of a road or highway) Free to use; not requiring payment of a toll to use. Tags: not-comparable Translations (free to use): maksuton (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-toll-free-en-adj-BUDcDxmI Disambiguation of 'free to use': 97 3
  2. (US, of a phone call) Without an additional toll, especially for a long-distance charge. Tags: US, not-comparable Translations (of phone call: without additional toll): kiinteähintainen (Finnish), numero verde (Italian)
    Sense id: en-toll-free-en-adj-u3YhLj3S Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -free, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Italian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 40 60 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -free: 42 58 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 26 74 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 26 74 Disambiguation of 'of phone call: without additional toll': 20 80

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        "(US, of a phone call) Without an additional toll, especially for a long-distance charge."
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        "(of a road or highway) Free to use; not requiring payment of a toll to use."
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      "word": "maksuton"
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