toll

Phonetic

US /təʊl/UK /təʊl/

Translations

NOUNA 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., Loss or damage incurred through a disaster., A fee paid by the owner of materials or other goods for processing such goods, as under a tolling agreement., 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., The act or sound of tolling.

VERBTo impose a fee for the use of., To levy a toll on (someone or something)., To take as a toll., To pay a toll or tallage., To ring (a bell) slowly and repeatedly., To summon by ringing a bell., To announce by tolling., To make a sound as if made by a bell., To draw; pull; tug; drag., To tear in pieces., To draw; entice; invite; allure., To lure with bait; tole (especially, fish and animals)., To take away; to vacate; to annul., To suspend., simple past and past participle of tell

PROPNA surname.

Variants

tolls: Third Person Singular, Plural
tolling: Present Participle
tolled: Past Participle, Past Tense

Examples

A visit to the Indian Ocean islands of Mayotte, which were struck by Cyclone/ˈsaɪkləʊn/ Chido, reveals the devastating toll of the storm on an impoverished territory.
Source:www.nytimes.com
A death toll of more than 20 in Beijing and surrounding areas is set to climb
Source:www.economist.com
Recent data point to weaker output as tariffs, economic uncertainty, curbs on migration and attacks on institutions such as the Federal Reserve take their toll.
Source:www.economist.com
Explaining his reasoning at the time, he told of the physical toll wrestling had taken on his body.
Source:www.bbc.com
A violent response to the unrest(动乱) has claimed 3,090 lives, according to US-based Iranian Human Rights Activists(活动家) News Agency (HRANA), with some activist groups putting the death toll(收费) far higher.
Source:www.bbc.com

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