Toll-free hotline meaning in English
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Definition
a toll-free hotline: a free direct telephone number
a toll-free number a free telephone number
a toll: a charge, a fee, a tariff (especially on a motorway)
Examples
- "Once again our toll-free hotline from anywhere in the world is 1-800-D-R-D-O-N-N-A."
Exercise 1
Fill in the blanks below with terms used in the broadcast
An isolated person, who is alone and doesn't have any friends or companions is .
An overweight person, or someone who is very heavy is .
A telephone number which costs nothing for the caller is a hotline.
All of these terms were used in this broadcast
An isolated person, who is alone and doesn't have any friends or companions is .
An overweight person, or someone who is very heavy is .
A telephone number which costs nothing for the caller is a hotline.
All of these terms were used in this broadcast
Fill in the blanks below with terms used in the broadcast
An isolated person, who is alone and doesn't have any friends or companions is lonely 1.
An overweight person, or someone who is very heavy is fat 2.
A telephone number which costs nothing for the caller is a toll-free 3 hotline.
All of these terms were used in this broadcast
An isolated person, who is alone and doesn't have any friends or companions is lonely 1.
An overweight person, or someone who is very heavy is fat 2.
A telephone number which costs nothing for the caller is a toll-free 3 hotline.
All of these terms were used in this broadcast
1 lonely: A "lonely" person feels isolated or alone. They need companions and friends. Donna suggests that some of her listeners are "lonely" and asks them to call in to her show.
2 fat: A "fat" person is "overweight" or "heavy". "Fat" isn't the most polite term to describe being overweight! Donna suggests that some of her listeners are "fat" and asks them to call in to her show.
3 toll-free: "A toll-free hotline (or phone number)" describes a hotline which is free for the caller. On its own, the term "toll" refers to a fee or cost (like the fee to drive on a bridge or highway in some places). Donna's phone number at the radio station is free for callers all over the world. Note that in British English a "toll free number" is a "Freephone (number)" and in Australia a "Freecall" number.
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