Synonyms of toll

toll 1 of 2

noun

1

as in expense

Related Words

• expense
• cost
• price
• sacrifice
• damages
• forfeiture
• risk
• ante
• forfeit
• mulct

2

as in tax

Related Words

• tax
• tariff
• tribute
• property tax
• income tax
• levy
• excise
• imposition
• poll tax
• single tax
• withholding tax
• sales tax
• hidden tax
• capitation
• impost
• value-added tax
• duty
• sin tax
• direct tax
• personal tax
• custom(s)
• assessment
• surtax
• surcharge
• supertax
• inheritance tax
• estate tax
• death tax
• flat tax
• proportional tax

toll

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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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• ring
• knell
• chime
• peal
• jingle
• bong
• echo
• clash
• gong
• ping
• ding
• tang
• tinkle
• clank
• clang
• clink
• tingle
• plunk
• resonate
• reverberate
• chink
• ding-dong
• jangle
• resound
• plink

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of toll

Noun

The toll of that erosion has been felt by many cities and towns, municipal leaders say. —Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 9 Apr. 2026

Operators are also confused by Iran's new fee system and how payments will be collected as the government rolls out new toll procedures. —Npr Staff, NPR, 9 Apr. 2026

Verb

As the car carrying him departed the police station, a photographer captured another indelible image, of the former Prince slumped in the back seat, wide-eyed and slack-jawed—the boy for whom the chimes once pealed looking very much like a man for whom the bell now tolls. —Rebecca Mead, New Yorker, 21 Feb. 2026

But the bell started tolling in 2019, during Mayor Catherine Pugh’s book scandal. —Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 30 Jan. 2026