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toll::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | cost, price |
| Type of | value |
| Has types | death toll |
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | bell |
| Type of | sound |
| Has types | angelus, knell, angelus bell |
she heard the distant toll of church bells.
toll::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | fee |
Examples of toll
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The toll grew six-fold in May, the month of the fire, and reached 2,200 in July.
From the stltoday.com
They take in countless billions from the toll roads, sales taxes, gas taxes etc.
From the orlandosentinel.com
I studied when I was there, when there were no cars coming up to the toll booth.
From the stltoday.com
You can catch it at the Golden Gate Bridge toll plaza or at many downtown stops.
From the sfgate.com
I think people are really wondering if it's going to take its toll on Six Flags.
From the businessweek.com
This death toll is probably dwarfed by the number of lives saved by mammography.
From the latimes.com
In New Orleans, the bells will toll at St. Louis Cathedral in honor of the dead.
From the dailyherald.com
This year's road toll stands at 19, compared with 24 to the same time last year.
From the themercury.com.au
Unhealthy meals, hit-and-miss hotel rooms and travel delays can all take a toll.
From the abcnews.go.com
- A fee levied for the use of roads or bridges (used for maintenance)
- Ring slowly; "For whom the bell tolls"
- Charge a fee for using; "Toll the bridges into New York City"
- Price: value measured by what must be given or done or undergone to obtain something; "the cost in human life was enormous"; "the price of success is hard work"; "what price glory?"
- Bell: the sound of a bell being struck; "saved by the bell"; "she heard the distant toll of church bells"
- The Toll genes encode members of the Toll-like receptor class of proteins. ("Toll" is German for "amazing" or "great".) Toll genes were originally identified in the fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster in 1985 , and cloned in 1988. Since then, eleven known mammalian Toll genes have been identified.
- A toll road (or tollway, turnpike, pike, toll highway or an express toll route) is a privately or publicly built road for which a driver pays a toll (a fee) for use. Structures for which tolls are charged include toll bridges and toll tunnels. ...
- The Toll was a rock band from Columbus, Ohio in mid 1980s to early 1990s. It consisted of vocalist Brad Circone, guitarist Rick Silk, bassist Greg Bartram, and Brett Mayo on drums. Many of their songs (such as "Jonathan Toledo") contained spoken narratives.
- Loss or damage incurred through a disaster; A fee for using a transportation facility such a road, bridge, or ferry; A fee for using any kind of material processing service; A tollbooth; To impose a fee for the use of; To levy a toll on (someone or something); To take as a toll
