- toll call
- nouna long-distance telephone call at charges above a local rate (Freq. 1)• Hypernyms: ↑long distance, ↑long-distance call, ↑trunk call
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noun: a long-distance telephone call at charges above a local rate* * *
any telephone call involving a higher base rate than that fixed for a local message.[1925-30]* * *
toll call noun1. A short-distance telephone trunk call2. A long-distance telephone call at a charge above the local rate (N American)3. A long-distance telephone call to a place outside a free-dialling area (NZ)• • •Main Entry: ↑toll* * *
toll call,a long-distance telephone call, for which a higher rate is charged than for a local call.* * *
noun, pl ⋯ calls [count]US : a long-distance telephone call for which you must pay an extra amount of money — called also (Brit) trunk call
Useful english dictionary. 2012.