| Front | toll |
|---|---|
| Back | toll noun, verb BrE /təʊl/ NAmE /toʊl/ noun word origin synonyms example bank 1 [countable] money that you pay to use a particular road or bridge motorway tolls a toll road/bridge 2 [countable, usually singular] the amount of damage or the number of deaths and injuries that are caused in a particular war, disaster, etc The official death toll has now reached 7 000. the war's growing casualty toll Every hour, the news bulletin reported the mounting toll of casualties. 3 [singular] the sound of a bell ringing with slow regular strokes 4 [countable] (NAmE) a charge for a telephone call that is calculated at a higher rate than a local call take a heavy ˈtoll (on sb/sth)| take its ˈtoll (on sb/sth) to have a bad effect on sb/sth; to cause a lot of damage, deaths, suffering, etc Illness had taken a heavy toll on her. The recession is taking its toll on the housing markets. verb verb forms word origin example bank [intransitive, transitive] when a bell tolls or sb tolls it, it is rung slowly many times, especially as a sign that sb has died ~ (for sb) The Abbey bell tolled for those killed in the war. Ask not for whom the bell tolls; it tolls for thee. ~ sth The bell tolled the hour. (figurative) The revolution tolled the death knell (= signalled the end) for the Russian monarchy. |
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