noun

toll

toh

noun

A fee charged for using a road, bridge, or similar route.

"There's a two-dollar toll to cross the bridge."

The damage, loss, or number of casualties caused by an event.

"The death toll from the earthquake continued to rise."

"The long hours were taking a toll on his health."

verb

To ring a bell slowly and repeatedly, especially to mark a death or announce something solemn.

"The church bell tolled for the funeral procession."

How to Use Toll

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishA fee for using something (like a road), or the damage/cost an event causes; also, the slow ringing of a bell.

Common pairings

toll road death toll take a toll on toll booth

Word Forms

tolled past tense, tolled past tense, tolled past tense, tolled past tense, tolls plural, tolls plural, tolls singular, tolls singular, tolls singular, tolls singular

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Etymology

From Old English "toll" ("duty, custom"), from a Germanic root meaning "that which is counted or reckoned" — related to "tell" and "tale."

Rhymes for toll

doll roll moll poll Holl troll atoll knoll droll Kroll stroll scroll

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