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nounvalue measured by what must be given or done or undergone to obtain somethingtype of:
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"she heard the distant toll of church bells"nounthe sound of a bell being struck
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nouna fee levied for the use of roads or bridges (used for maintenance)type of:
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verbcharge a fee for using
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"For whom the bell tolls"verbring slowly
Definition that contains toll
- bikini an atoll in the Marshall Islands; formerly used by the United States as a site for testing nuclear weapons
- turnpike an expressway on which tolls are collected
- turnpike (from 16th to 19th centuries) gates set across a road to prevent passage until a toll had been paid
- tollbooth a booth at a tollgate where the toll collector collects tolls
- tollman someone employed to collect tolls
- toller someone employed to collect tolls
- tollgate a gate or bar across a toll bridge or toll road which is lifted when the toll is paid
- tollhouse a booth at a tollgate where the toll collector collects tolls
- midway islands an atoll in the Hawaiian Islands some 1300 miles to the northwest of Honolulu; site of an important United States naval base
- toll plaza an area where tollbooths are located