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UK
/tˈəʊl/
]
[ US /ˈtoʊɫ/ ]
[ US /ˈtoʊɫ/ ]
NOUN
- a fee levied for the use of roads or bridges (used for maintenance)
-
value measured by what must be given or done or undergone to obtain something
what price glory?
the price of success is hard work
the cost in human life was enormous -
the sound of a bell being struck
saved by the bell
she heard the distant toll of church bells
VERB
-
charge a fee for using
Toll the bridges into New York City -
ring slowly
For whom the bell tolls
How To Use toll In A Sentence
- The Minister was asked particularly whether the Tauranga Harbour Bridge could be tolled under this proposal.
- Wilkins is now extolling the virtues of organic farming.
- The ayatollah broke with Iran's clerical leadership and became a vehement critic, denouncing Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and calling the postelection crackdown the work of a dictatorship. Original Signal - Transmitting Buzz
- The reason is that the autopista has a toll. Times, Sunday Times
- Sitting at his toll booth one day, the publican saw Jesus approaching.
- For whom the bell tolls?
- The inundation at two spots on the Tangerang toll road this past week has been a major source of frustration.
- When you hear the terms imam and ayatollah, these refer to Shiite religious leaders. CNN Transcript Nov 24, 2006
- Supported by an angelic chorus and lush orchestration, Gibb extolled the virtues of "fingering foreign dirty holes," arguing that while love may be grand, he'd rather "let 'coupledom' die Spinner
- But elsewhere in the world terrorism has spread its tentacles, leaving heavy tolls in its wake.
