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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 diminishing budgets of the original five-movie Apes cycle take their toll on the final installment, which looks considerably lower-rent than its predecessors. — Jesse Hassenger, Entertainment Weekly, 2 Sep. 2026 The Jordanian Foreign Ministry said there were Jordanians among the casualties, without providing a toll. — ABC News, 2 Sep. 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

Others argued the city cannot afford massive new spending on police, its greatest expense, and must make the department more efficient.

— Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2026
The Family Dollar employee suffered damages, including losses in compensation and benefits, medical expenses, and anxiety and emotional distress, according to the EEOC.

— Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of expense

Noun

This informational and educational article does not offer or constitute, and should not be relied upon as tax or financial advice.

— Cicely Jones, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026
Grossman, the attorney representing Ream and Morris in the two cases, agrees that there was massive tax evasion when the ban was passed.

— Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 30 Aug. 2026

Definition of tax

Verb

The Scream saga began with a ringing phone and one of the most surprising murders in horror-movie history.

— Michael Lee Simpson, Entertainment Weekly, 5 Sep. 2026
South of the city center, Parque Natural de la Albufera offers a pastoral escape where rice paddies ring a freshwater lagoon.

— Condé Nast Traveler, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of ring

Noun

Theoretically, Newcastle had decent capacity to bring in a forward from both a Premier League squad cost ratio (SCR) and a UEFA financial rules perspective.

— Chris Waugh, New York Times, 1 Sep. 2026
Behrouz Mehri | Afp | Getty Images France's deteriorating public finances and political deadlock are becoming a growing concern for bond investors, with borrowing costs near financial-crisis-era highs as another difficult budget battle looms.

— Chloe Taylor, CNBC, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of cost

Noun

This is because the costs of maintaining a herd—feed, fertilizer and equipment—have gone up as a result of tariffs and drought, so fewer farmers breed cows for slaughter, which restricts beef supply.

— Mia Osmonbekov, Fortune, 4 Sep. 2026
Logitech shifted some production to Vietnam, Taiwan, Thailand, Malaysia, and Mexico in response to US tariffs, but China remains an important manufacturing base and an increasingly vital consumer market.

— Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of tariff

Noun

Fifty percent of the revenues collected from these tax increases would provide residential and commercial property tax relief, with the other 50% directed towards improving state funding for public education, the referendum details.

— Claire Murphy, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2026
Earlier this summer, the board capped the total amount that the government can collect in property tax dollars to $291 million in 2027.

— Sofi Zeman August 31, Kansas City Star, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of property tax

Noun

Eventually other studios start calculating a zero percent state income tax.

— Joseph Kahn, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2026
However, the Illinois Policy Institute counters that a millionaire tax could open the door for higher taxes on thousands of local small businesses by generating an uptick in their marginal state income tax rate.

— Claire Murphy, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2026