Definition of toll
(Entry 1 of 5)
1
: a tax or fee paid for some liberty or privilege (as of passing over a highway or bridge)
2
: compensation for services rendered: such as
a
: a charge for transportation
b
: a charge for a long-distance telephone call
3
: a grievous or ruinous price
inflation has taken its toll
especially
: cost in life or health
the death toll from the hurricane
toll
verb (1)
tolled; tolling; tolls
Definition of toll (Entry 2 of 5)
: to take or levy toll
1a
: to exact part of as a toll
b
: to take as toll
2
: to exact a toll from (someone)
toll
verb (2)
tolled; tolling; tolls
Definition of toll (Entry 3 of 5)
: to sound with slow measured strokes
the bell tolls solemnly
1
: to sound (a bell) by pulling the rope
2a
: to give signal or announcement of
the clock tolled each hour
b
: to announce by tolling
church bells tolled the death of the bishop
c
: to call to or from a place or occasion
bells tolled the congregation to church
toll
noun (2)Definition of toll (Entry 4 of 5)
: the sound of a tolling bell
toll
verb (3)
variants:
or tole
tolled or toled; tolling or toling
Definition of toll (Entry 5 of 5)
2a
: to entice (game) to approach
b
: to attract (fish) with scattered bait
c
: to lead or attract (domestic animals) to a desired point
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The first known use of toll was before the 12th century
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