How to pronounce“toll”in English
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Definitions of “toll”
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.
“Meanwhile, the tolls dispute had gone to the courts, and the E.L.R. was completely successful when, in 1856, the House of Lords awarded it the sum of £30,000 against the L.Y.R. for tolls overcharged.”
Loss or damage incurred through a disaster.
“The war has taken its toll on the people.”
To impose a fee for the use of.
“Once more it is proposed to toll the East River bridges.”
To levy a toll on (someone or something).
“No Italian priest Shall tithe or toll in our dominions.”