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| toll [ tōl ] |
noun (plural tolls) |
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1. fee for using road: a fee charged for a privilege, usually crossing a bridge or using a road
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2. damage sustained: the damage done by an accident or disaster in terms of, e.g. people killed, property destroyed, or financial loss
  The toll on the environment was significant.
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3. finance fee for services: a fee charged for services such as transportation
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4. roads
Same as tollbooth
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often used in the plural
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5. telecommunications charge for telephone call: a charge for a long-distance telephone call
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transitive and intransitive verb (past and past participle tolled, present participle toll·ing, 3rd person present singular tolls) |
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roads charge toll on road: to charge a toll for the use of a road or bridge
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| [Pre-12th century. Via medieval Latin toloneum< Greek telōnion "toll house" < telos "tax"] |
