Toll

Word TOLL
Character 4
Hyphenation toll
Pronunciations /toʊl/

Definitions and meanings of "Toll"

What do we mean by toll?

To sound (a large bell) slowly at regular intervals. intransitive verb

To announce or summon by tolling. intransitive verb

To sound in slowly repeated single tones. intransitive verb

The act of tolling. noun

The sound of a bell being struck. noun

A fixed charge or tax for a privilege, especially for passage across a bridge or along a road. noun

A charge for a service, such as a telephone call to another country. noun

An amount or extent of loss or destruction, as of life, health, or property. noun

To exact as a toll. transitive verb

To charge a fee for using (a structure, such as a bridge). transitive verb

To cause (a bell) to sound with single strokes slowly and regularly repeated, as for summoning public bodies or religious congregations to their meetings, for announcing a death, or to give solemnity to a funeral; specifically, to ring (a bell) by striking it with a hammer without swinging.

To give out or utter by tolling or striking, as the sound of a bell or a clock.

To call attention to or give notice of by slowly measured sounds of a bell; ring for or on account of.

To give out the slowly measured sounds of a bell when struck singly and at regular intervals, as in calling meetings, or at funerals, or to announce the death of a person.

A tax paid, or duty imposed, for some use or privilege or other reasonable consideration. noun

The payment claimed by the owners of a port for goods landed or shipped there. noun

The sum charged by the owners of a market or fair for goods brought to be sold there, or for liberty to break the soil for the purpose of erecting temporary structures. noun

A portion of grain retained by a miller as compensation for grinding. noun

A fixed charge made by those concerned in the maintenance of roads, streets, bridges, etc., for the passage, as at a toll-gate, of persons, goods, and cattle. noun

A compensation for services rendered, especially for transportation or transmission: as, canal tolls, railway tolls, and other charges have raised the price of wheat. noun

Loss or damage incurred through a disaster.

A fee paid for some liberty or privilege, particularly for the privilege of passing over a bridge or on a highway, or for that of vending goods in a fair, market, etc.

A fee for using any kind of material processing service.

A tollbooth.

A liberty to buy and sell within the bounds of a manor.

A portion of grain taken by a miller as a compensation for grinding.

Synonyms and Antonyms for Toll

The word "toll" in example sentences

According to Texas law, not paying the toll is a misdemeanor offense. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The only down side was the cost of the tollroad, as you know the toll is assesed per axle. ❋ Unknown (2006)

Florida's transportation department wants to switch to what it calls a toll-by-plate system, where cameras will snap a picture of your license and send you a bill. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The death toll is rising in American Samoa and Samoa following an earthquake that triggered a tsunami. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The death toll from the two powerful earthquakes that struck the country has risen to 608 and 343 people are still missing, though the total number could be much higher. ❋ Unknown (2009)

I'm sure the toll is exasperating and all options should be avaialable to her. andMost importantly full support should be given to women emotionally no matter what the choice is. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The final toll is tragically high but The News from Paraguay only occasionally rises above the ploddingly solid – an earnest if minor work. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The death toll from the Mexican government's three-year war on drug cartels is far higher than previously reported - more than 22,000, according to news reports published Tuesday that cited confidential government figures. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The death toll from the 6. 9-magnitude quake that struck China earlier this week rose Thursday to 760, with more than 11,000 injured, state-run Xinhua news agency reported, citing Yushu Earthquake Relief Headquarters. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The death toll from the weekend's clashes between anti-government protesters and Thai security forces climbed to 21, authorities said. ❋ Unknown (2010)

According to a new report, “climate change kills about 315,000 people a year through hunger, sickness and weather disasters, and the annual death toll is expected to rise to half a million by 2030.” ❋ Unknown (2009)

Its toll is that of the heaviest of bells, for its weight is its own history, and all that history echoes in every utterance. ❋ Hal Duncan (2009)

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