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- DictionaryToll/tōl/
noun
- 1. a charge payable for permission to use a particular bridge or road: "turnpike tolls"
- 2. the number of deaths, casualties, or injuries arising from particular circumstances, such as a natural disaster, conflict, or accident: "the toll of dead and injured mounted"
verb
- 1. charge a toll for the use of (a bridge or road): "the transport minister opposes tolling existing roads"
1. a payment or fee exacted, as by the state, for some right or privilege, as for passage along a road or over a bridge. 2. the extent of loss, damage, suffering, etc., resulting from some action or calamity: The toll was 300 persons dead or missing. 3. a tax, duty, or tribute, as for services or use of facilities.
3 days ago · toll in American English. (toʊl ) noun. 1. a tax or charge for a privilege, esp. for permission to pass over a bridge, along a highway, etc. 2. a charge for service or extra service, as for transportation, for a long-distance telephone call, or, formerly, for having one's grain milled. 3.
A toll is a payment made for something. To drive on some highways, drivers have to pay a toll when they exit. Toll comes from the Greek word for "tax," telos. When a fee is charged for the privilege of driving on a road or crossing a bridge, it's called a toll.
Definition of toll noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
the number of people who are killed or injured. See also. death toll. Idioms. take its toll. toll. verb [ I ] uk / təʊl / us. When a bell tolls, it rings slowly, especially because someone has died. (Definition of toll from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of toll. in Chinese (Traditional)
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.
noun. /toʊl/ [countable] money that you pay to use a particular road or bridge motorway tolls a toll road/bridge Thesaurus. Questions about grammar and vocabulary? Find the answers with Practical English Usage online, your indispensable guide to problems in English.
