Freephone

noun, verb

noun, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A service offering telephone calls free of charge to designated numbers. Ireland, UK, uncountable

    "If they are not marketed properly they can easily be viewed as a poor man's freephone. Therefore, if such a service is to succeed, it needs to be promoted..."

Verb
  1. 1
    To call a freephone number. rare

Synonyms

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toll freetoll-freetollfree

Example

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"Not many companies have an international freephone."

Etymology

From free + phone, perhaps after the Freefone (0800 number) service introduced in 1985 in the UK.

Related phrases

free of chargetelephone call

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