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Toll has 13 different meanings across 3 categories:

Noun · Verb · Proper Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

a fee levied for the use of roads or bridges (used for maintenance)

"The daily toll on the new bridge helps fund its ongoing repairs and maintenance."

2

value measured by what must be given or done or undergone to obtain something

"the cost in human life was enormous"

"the price of success is hard work"

"what price glory?"

3

the sound of a bell being struck

"saved by the bell"

"she heard the distant toll of church bells"

4

Loss or damage incurred through a disaster.

"The mournful sound of the church bell echoed across the valley as it tolled for the fallen soldier."

5

The act or sound of tolling

In plain English: A toll is a fee you pay to use something, like a bridge or a road.

"The heavy rain caused significant toll on the local roads, making travel difficult for everyone."

Verb
1

ring slowly

"For whom the bell tolls"

2

charge a fee for using

"Toll the bridges into New York City"

3

To impose a fee for the use of.

"I told him where to meet, but he didn't show up until later."

4

To ring (a bell) slowly and repeatedly.

5

To draw; pull; tug; drag.

6

To take away; to vacate; to annul.

7

simple past tense and past participle of tell

In plain English: To toll means to make a ringing sound, like when a large bell is struck.

"The storm took a heavy toll on the coastal town."

Usage: Use this verb when describing an authority or organization charging a specific sum to cross a bridge, tunnel, or road section. It is often confused with "tax," but toll applies strictly to fees collected at designated points rather than general revenue levies on income or goods.

Proper Noun
1

A surname​.

"The local historian introduced Mr. Toll, a renowned expert on medieval architecture who had just arrived for the conference."

Example Sentences
"The heavy rain caused significant toll on the local roads, making travel difficult for everyone." noun
"The heavy toll of traffic made us late for work." noun
"She paid a high emotional toll after losing her job." noun
"The storm left a devastating toll on the coastal village." noun
"The storm took a heavy toll on the coastal town." verb
See Also
ballastage thelony tollgate toller toll booth weighage tollage tear
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
fee value sound ring levy
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
death toll knell angelus bell

Origin

The word "toll" comes from Old English and originally referred to a payment or duty that was counted. It traveled into modern English with the same meaning of a fee collected for passage or use.

Rhyming Words
oll doll voll roll poll soll goll holl coll loll moll noll boll atoll tholl gnoll skoll stoll udoll troll
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