freephone noun 1verb 1forms 3 noun1 •(UK, Ireland) A service offering telephone calls free of charge to designated numbers.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... — 1997 verb1 •(rare) To call a freephone number. formsfreephoned · freephoning · freephones