toll-free
adjective or adverb
: having or using a direct telephone line or number (such as an 800 number) for a long-distance call that is not charged to the caller
a toll-free number
called toll-free
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Consumers can contact Igloo's consumer contact toll-free at 888-943-5182 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday.
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Julia Gomez, USA TODAY, 14 Feb. 2025
An analysis by the Student Borrower Protection Center and the Consumer Federation of America lists 87 Congressional mandates that the CFPB is required to fulfill, including establishing an office that collects and monitors consumer complaints via a website and a toll-free telephone number.
—Rafael Nam, NPR, 14 Feb. 2025
Anyone witnessing a poaching or polluting incident or any fish and wildlife violation or who has information about such a violation are asked to call the toll-free CALTIP number, 1-888 334-CALTIP (888-334-2258), available 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
—Rick Hurd, The Mercury News, 12 Feb. 2025
For your gardening questions, feel free to contact us, toll-free, at the UConn Home & Garden Education Center (877) 486-6271, visit our website at https://homegarden.cahnr.uconn.edu/, or contact your local Cooperative Extension center https://cahnr.uconn.edu/extension/locations/.
—Dr. Haiying Tao, Hartford Courant, 8 Feb. 2025
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Julia Gomez, USA TODAY, 14 Feb. 2025
An analysis by the Student Borrower Protection Center and the Consumer Federation of America lists 87 Congressional mandates that the CFPB is required to fulfill, including establishing an office that collects and monitors consumer complaints via a website and a toll-free telephone number.
—Rafael Nam, NPR, 14 Feb. 2025
Anyone witnessing a poaching or polluting incident or any fish and wildlife violation or who has information about such a violation are asked to call the toll-free CALTIP number, 1-888 334-CALTIP (888-334-2258), available 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
—Rick Hurd, The Mercury News, 12 Feb. 2025
For your gardening questions, feel free to contact us, toll-free, at the UConn Home & Garden Education Center (877) 486-6271, visit our website at https://homegarden.cahnr.uconn.edu/, or contact your local Cooperative Extension center https://cahnr.uconn.edu/extension/locations/.
—Dr. Haiying Tao, Hartford Courant, 8 Feb. 2025
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“Toll-free.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/toll-free. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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