Toll - definition, pronunciation, transcription
noun
- value measured by what must be given or done or undergone to obtain something (syn: cost, price)
- the sound of a bell being struck (syn: bell)
verb
Extra examples
The clock of St. Paul's Covent Garden has just tolled out the hour of two.
The great bell of St. Peter's tolled with a deep boom.
The earthquake took a heavy toll on several villages.
The death toll has risen to 83.
The bombings took a heavy toll, killing hundreds of Londoners.
Years of smoking have taken their toll on his health.
A market toll is paid for the accommodation which a market provides.
The bells of Chester rang a merry peal alternated with one deep toll.
For whom the bell tolls
...the days of endless worrying had taken their toll, and the old woman's face swagged with exhaustion...
The road toll scheme was dismissed as impractical.
To request more information, please call our toll free number.
...argues that a new toll is needed to pay for the long-term sustentation of the city's bridges...
The death toll in the train disaster could be more than 1,000.
Word forms
I/you/we/they: toll
he/she/it: tolls
present participle: tolling
past tense: tolled
past participle: tolled
singular: toll
plural: tolls
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