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noun

Definition of toll

as in expense

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verb

as in to ring

to make the clear sound heard when metal vibrates let the church bells joyously toll on this most happy occasion

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Recent Examples of toll

Noun

The government's national toll of at least 265 dead and 500 missing lags far behind counts from local authorities, while an independent database lists over 4,100 as unaccounted for. — ABC News, 13 Aug. 2026 But all of this screentime—and mouse use—can take a toll on his body. — Greg Uyeno, IEEE Spectrum, 13 Aug. 2026

Verb

At twilight, the bell began to toll again, erratic, like a spoon pinging the side of a coffee cup. — Literary Hub, 16 July 2026 Bells tolled through the misty Alpine mountain valley as hundreds of priests walked two by two to the altar under a tent to start the service and then again at the end. — Jamey Keaten, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for toll

Recent Examples of Synonyms for toll

Noun

The Arkansas Medicaid program pays the premium and provides additional payments that reduce or eliminate enrollees' out-of-pocket expenses for medical care.

— Nathan Ansell, Arkansas Online, 18 Aug. 2026
Yes, the Bengals landed right guard Dalton Risner near the end of last August, but finding a similar player this year would be unlikely, and Risner’s path to becoming a starter in 2025 came at the expense of early-season issues.

— Paul Dehner Jr, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of expense

Noun

According to the Financial Times, the Wall Street bank boss used the conversation to lobby the British government against creating a more hostile tax environment for banks.

— Leonie Kidd, CNBC, 17 Aug. 2026
Elisabeth Wright Burak, a policy researcher at Georgetown University’s Center for Children and Families, said Trump’s tax-and-spending law is stifling the momentum states had been gaining with maternal care since 2022.

— Andrew Jones, CNN Money, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of tax

Verb

Even as the 2024-25 season hoved into view, the phone failed to ring, prompting James to wonder if this really was it for a senior career that, up to then, had been spent exclusively in the top two divisions of the English game.

— Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2026
About 100 people were gathered near Ooh La La Lounge and Bar when the shots rang out, according to News 12 Brooklyn.

— John Annese, New York Daily News, 16 Aug. 2026

Definition of ring

Noun

The cost of building Elston Howard Field, previously named Heritage Field, was $51 million, according to a 2011 report in The New York Times.

— Sam Blum, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026
Oil prices and government borrowing costs climbed higher on Tuesday as traders’ hopes of a swift resolution to the US-Iran conflict fade.

— Hanna Ziady, CNN Money, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of cost

Noun

Soaring temperatures are forcing drastic measures in Europe, where successive heatwaves are straining an economy already under pressure from US tariffs, Chinese competition and higher energy prices because of the Iran war.

— Hanna Ziady, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2026
Warnock voted for it after receiving assurances of guardrails on a new tariff policy.

— Adam Beam, AJC.com, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of tariff

Noun

Here, Congress would have to manufacture a considerably longer logical chain between a facially residence-neutral property tax and interstate commerce.

— Andrew Leahey, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
The delay in sending out bills and collecting payments also has created cash flow problems for local governments that rely on property tax revenue to pay their bills.

— Todd Feurer, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of property tax

Noun

If an asset holder instead wants to flip an asset by holding it for less than a year, the logic is that the holder should pay the ordinary income tax rate, which is 37% for taxable income over $640,600 (or over $768,700 for married couples).

— Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 13 Aug. 2026
In the United Kingdom and Germany, top individual income tax rates reach 45% and 42%, respectively, with additional surcharges potentially applying in certain circumstances.

— Alia Noor, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026