What is the meaning of toll?

noun

  • A fee levied for the use of roads or bridges (used for maintenance. )
  • Value measured by what must be given or done or undergone to obtain something.
    • usage: "the cost in human life was enormous"; "the price of success is hard work"; "what price glory"
  • The sound of a bell being struck.
    • usage: "saved by the bell"; "she heard the distant toll of church bells"

verb

  • Ring slowly.
    • usage: "For whom the bell tolls"
  • Charge a fee for using.
    • usage: "Toll the bridges into New York City"
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APAWordNet. (2010). toll. Retrieved September 20, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/toll/definitions/1242824
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