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toll
1[tohl]
noun
a payment or fee exacted by the state, the local authorities, etc., for some right or privilege, as for passage along a road or over a bridge.
the extent of loss, damage, suffering, etc., resulting from some action or calamity.
The toll was 300 persons dead or missing.
a tax, duty, or tribute, as for services or use of facilities.
Synonyms: , , ,a payment made for a long-distance telephone call.
(formerly, in England) the right to take such payment.
a compensation for services, as for transportation or transmission.
grain retained by a miller in payment for grinding.
verb (used with object)
to collect (something) as toll.
to impose a tax or toll on (a person).
verb (used without object)
to collect toll; levy toll.
toll
2[tohl]
verb (used with object)
to cause (a large bell) to sound with single strokes slowly and regularly repeated, as for summoning a congregation to church, or especially for announcing a death.
to sound or strike (a knell, the hour, etc.) by such strokes.
In the distance Big Ben tolled five.
to announce by this means; ring a knell for (a dying or dead person).
to summon or dismiss by tolling.
to lure or decoy (game) by arousing curiosity.
to allure; entice.
He tolls us on with fine promises.
verb (used without object)
to sound with single strokes slowly and regularly repeated, as a bell.
noun
the act of tolling a bell.
one of the strokes made in tolling a bell.
the sound made.
toll
3[tohl]
verb (used with object)
to suspend or interrupt, as a statute of limitations.
toll
1/ əʊ, tɒl /
noun
an amount of money levied, esp for the use of certain roads, bridges, etc, to cover the cost of maintenance
( as modifier )
toll road
toll bridge
loss or damage incurred through an accident, disaster, etc
the war took its toll of the inhabitants
Also called: tollage.(formerly) the right to levy a toll
Also called: toll charge.a charge for a telephone call beyond a free-dialling area
toll
2/ əʊ /
verb
to ring or cause to ring slowly and recurrently
(tr) to summon, warn, or announce by tolling
to decoy (game, esp ducks)
noun
the act or sound of tolling
51Թ History and Origins
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of toll1
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Idioms and Phrases
Example Sentences
The death toll remained unclear but one resident said her relatives were killed.
Casualties have been reported, but the full toll remains unclear.
She says "having to go through the system and fight every step of the way - it takes a big toll on you."
Officials warned the death toll could rise in what was quickly described as one of the deadliest aviation disasters in India's history.
But for people like John, who has neighboured the A465 for 65 years, he says the stress of fighting to keep his home intact has taken its toll.
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