toll

1
[ tohl ]
/ toʊl /
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noun

verb (used with object)

to collect (something) as toll.
to impose a tax or toll on (a person).

verb (used without object)

to collect toll; levy toll.

Origin of toll

1
before 1000; (noun) Middle English, Old English toll (cognate with Dutch tol, German Zoll, Old Norse tollr), assimilated variant of Old English toln < Late Latin tolōnēum, for telōnēum < Greek telōneîon tollhouse, akin to telṓnēs tax collector, télos tax; (v.) Middle English tollen, derivative of the noun

Words nearby toll

toleware, tolidine, tolima, tolkien, tolkien, j. r. r., toll, toll bar, toll bridge, toll call, toll collector, toll line

Definition for toll (2 of 3)

toll 2
[ tohl ]
/ toʊl /

verb (used with object) Also tole (for defs 5, 6).

verb (used without object)

to sound with single strokes slowly and regularly repeated, as a bell.

noun

Origin of toll

2
1175–1225; Middle English tollen to entice, lure, pull, hence probably to make (a bell) ring by pulling a rope; akin to Old English -tyllan, in fortyllan to attract, allure

Definition for toll (3 of 3)

toll 3
[ tohl ]
/ toʊl /

verb (used with object) Law.

to suspend or interrupt (as a statute of limitations).

Origin of toll

3
1425–75; late Middle English tollen to remove, legally annul < Anglo-French tolre, tol(l)er < Latin tollere to remove, take away

Words related to toll

levy, price, tax, rate, cost, expense, tariff, payment, loss, clang, duty, exaction, customs, charge, demand, impost, assessment, tribute, penalty, inroad

Example sentences from the Web for toll

British Dictionary definitions for toll (1 of 2)

toll 1
/ (təʊl) /

verb

to ring or cause to ring slowly and recurrently
(tr) to summon, warn, or announce by tolling
US and Canadian to decoy (game, esp ducks)

noun

the act or sound of tolling

Word Origin for toll

C15: perhaps related to Old English -tyllan, as in fortyllan to attract

British Dictionary definitions for toll (2 of 2)

toll 2
/ (təʊl, tɒl) /

noun

  1. an amount of money levied, esp for the use of certain roads, bridges, etc, to cover the cost of maintenance
  2. (as modifier)toll road; toll bridge
loss or damage incurred through an accident, disaster, etc the war took its toll of the inhabitants
Also called: tollage (formerly) the right to levy a toll
Also called: toll charge NZ a charge for a telephone call beyond a free-dialling area

Word Origin for toll

Old English toln; related to Old Frisian tolene, Old High German zol toll, from Late Latin telōnium customs house, from Greek telónion, ultimately from telos tax

Idioms and Phrases with toll

toll

see take its toll.