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Freephone™

(also Freefone™)
 
 
noun [U] UK trademark COMMUNICATIONS

Definition

a system in the UK that allows customers to phone particular organizations without paying for the call, because the organizations pay the cost. Freephone™ numbers typically start with 0800, 0808, or 0500: For booking details call our Freephone number. → Compare toll-free
(Definition of Freephone™ noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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