toll call
noun
any telephone call involving a higher base rate than that fixed for a local message.
Origin of toll call
First recorded in 1925–30
Words nearby toll call
tolkien,
tolkien, j. r. r.,
toll,
toll bar,
toll bridge,
toll call,
toll collector,
toll line,
toll road,
toll thorough,
toll traverse
British Dictionary definitions for toll call
toll call
noun
British obsolete
a short-distance trunk call
US
a long-distance telephone call at a rate higher than that for a local call
NZ
a telephone call beyond a free-dialling area for which a charge is made