Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

freephone

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.83 in modern English

Syllables: freep-hone
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A service offering telephone calls free of charge to designated numbers.

British usage; Uncountable

verb

To call a freephone number.

Example Sentences

"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..."
"One reason for the increase in public contact with companies has been the introduction of freephone, or toll-free, services."
"Adding a freephone telephone number does increase response..."

Etymology

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

Usage

British usage
Uncountable

Inflected Forms

freephones (present, singular) freephoning (participle, present) freephoned (participle, past) freephoned (past)

Frequently Paired Words

freepost

Synonyms

toll-free tollfree

Questions

What does freephone mean?: A service offering telephone calls free of charge to designated numbers.
Where does freephone come from?: From free + phone, perhaps after the Freefone (0800 number) service introduced in 1985 in the UK.

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