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toll 1
(tōl)n.
1. A fixed charge or tax for a privilege, especially for passage across a bridge or along a road.
2. A charge for a service, such as a telephone call to another country.
3. An amount or extent of loss or destruction, as of life, health, or property: "Poverty and inadequate health care take their toll on the quality of a community's health" (Los Angeles Times).
tr.v. tolled, toll·ing, tolls
1. To exact as a toll.
2. To charge a fee for using (a structure, such as a bridge).
[Middle English tol, from Old English, variant of toln, from Medieval Latin tolōnīum, from Latin telōnēum, tollbooth, from Greek telōneion, from telōnēs, tax collector, from telos, tax; see telə- in Indo-European roots.]
toll 2
(tōl)v. tolled, toll·ing, tolls
v.tr.
1. To sound (a large bell) slowly at regular intervals.
2. To announce or summon by tolling.
v.intr.
To sound in slowly repeated single tones.
n.
1. The act of tolling.
2. The sound of a bell being struck.
[Middle English tollen, to ring an alarm, perhaps from tollen, to entice, pull, variant of tillen, from Old English -tyllan.]
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toll
(təʊl)vb
1. to ring or cause to ring slowly and recurrently
2. (tr) to summon, warn, or announce by tolling
3. (Hunting) US and Canadian to decoy (game, esp ducks)
n
the act or sound of tolling
[C15: perhaps related to Old English -tyllan, as in fortyllan to attract]
toll
(təʊl; tɒl)n
1.
a. an amount of money levied, esp for the use of certain roads, bridges, etc, to cover the cost of maintenance
b. (as modifier): toll road.
2. loss or damage incurred through an accident, disaster, etc: the war took its toll of the inhabitants.
3. (Historical Terms) Also called: tollage (formerly) the right to levy a toll
4. (Telecommunications) Also called: toll charge NZ a charge for a telephone call beyond a free-dialling area
[Old English toln; related to Old Frisian tolene, Old High German zol toll, from Late Latin telōnium customs house, from Greek telōnion, ultimately from telos tax]
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toll1
(toʊl)n.
1. a payment or fee exacted, as by the state, for some right or privilege, as for passage along a road or over a bridge.
2. the extent of loss, damage, suffering, etc., resulting from some action or calamity: The toll was 300 persons dead or missing.
3. a tax, duty, or tribute, as for services or use of facilities.
4. a payment made for a long-distance telephone call.
5. a compensation for services, as for transportation or transmission.
v.t. 6. to collect (something) as toll.
7. to impose a tax or toll on (a person).
v.i. 8. to collect toll; levy toll.
[before 1000; Middle English, Old English (c. Old High German zol, Old Norse tollr), by-form of Old English toln < Late Latin tolōnēum, for telōnēum < Greek telōneîon tollhouse, ultimately derivative of télos tax]
toll2
(toʊl)v.t.
1. to cause (a large bell) to sound with single strokes slowly and regularly repeated.
2. to sound or strike (a knell, the hour, etc.) by such strokes.
3. to announce by this means; ring a knell for (a dying or dead person).
4. to summon or dismiss by tolling.
5. Also, tole. to allure; entice.
v.i. 6. to sound with single strokes slowly and regularly repeated, as a bell.
n. 7. the act of tolling a bell.
8. one of the strokes made in tolling a bell.
9. the sound made.
[1175–1225; Middle English: to entice, lure, pull, hence probably to make (a bell) ring by pulling a rope]
toll′er, n.
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toll
- Traces back to Greek telos, "tax."See also related terms for tax.
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Toll
a clump of trees, 1644.Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms. Copyright 2008 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.
toll
Past participle: tolled
Gerund: tolling
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| Noun | 1. |  toll - a fee levied for the use of roads or bridges (used for maintenance)fee - a fixed charge for a privilege or for professional services |
| 2. |  toll - 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?"value - the quality (positive or negative) that renders something desirable or valuable; "the Shakespearean Shylock is of dubious value in the modern world" death toll - the number of deaths resulting from some particular cause such as an accident or a battle or a natural disaster | |
| 3. |  toll - the sound of a bell being struck; "saved by the bell"; "she heard the distant toll of church bells"sound - the sudden occurrence of an audible event; "the sound awakened them" knell - the sound of a bell rung slowly to announce a death or a funeral or the end of something angelus, angelus bell - the sound of a bell rung in Roman Catholic churches to announce the time when the Angelus should be recited | |
| Verb | 1. |  toll - ring slowly; "For whom the bell tolls" |
| 2. |  toll - charge a fee for using; "Toll the bridges into New York City" |
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toll
1verb
noun
toll
2noun
1. charge, tax, fee, duty, rate, demand, payment, assessment, customs, tribute, levy, tariff, impost Opponents of motorway tolls say they would force cars onto smaller roads.
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nountoll 2
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Translations
رَسْمرَسْم مُرورمِقْدار ضَرَر الكارِثَهيَدُق
mýtnémýtooběťvyzvánětztráty
omkostningringebetalings-bompenge
kellonlyöntimaksutulli
cestarina
fórn, missir, blóîtakahringja hægt og hátíîlegatollur, gjald, skattur
鐘の音
종치기
nodevanodokliszvanīt
mostnémýtostraty
avgift
ค่าผ่านทาง
ağır ağır çalmakçan sesigeçiş ücretihasar boyutusayısı
lệ phí cầu đường
toll
1 [təʊl]A. N
2. (= losses, casualties) → número m de víctimas, mortandad f
the death toll on the roads → el número de víctimas de accidentes de tráfico
there is a heavy toll → hay muchas víctimas, son muchos los muertos
the disease takes a heavy toll each year → cada año la enfermedad se lleva a muchas víctimas or causa gran número de muertes
the effort took its toll on all of us → el esfuerzo tuvo un grave efecto en todos nosotros
the severe weather has taken its toll on the crops → el mal tiempo ha ocasionado pérdidas en la cosecha
the death toll on the roads → el número de víctimas de accidentes de tráfico
there is a heavy toll → hay muchas víctimas, son muchos los muertos
the disease takes a heavy toll each year → cada año la enfermedad se lleva a muchas víctimas or causa gran número de muertes
the effort took its toll on all of us → el esfuerzo tuvo un grave efecto en todos nosotros
the severe weather has taken its toll on the crops → el mal tiempo ha ocasionado pérdidas en la cosecha
B. CPD toll bar N → barrera f de peaje
toll booth N → cabina f de peaje
toll bridge N → puente m de peaje or (Mex) de cuota
toll call N (US) (Telec) → conferencia f
toll gate N → barrera f de peaje
toll motorway N (Brit) → autopista f de peaje
toll road N → carretera f de peaje
toll booth N → cabina f de peaje
toll bridge N → puente m de peaje or (Mex) de cuota
toll call N (US) (Telec) → conferencia f
toll gate N → barrera f de peaje
toll motorway N (Brit) → autopista f de peaje
toll road N → carretera f de peaje
toll
2 [təʊl]Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
toll
[ˈtəʊl] n
(= tax, charge) → péage m
(= number of dead or hurt) → bilan m
the accident toll on the roads → le bilan des accidents de la route
the death toll → le bilan des morts
the casualty toll → le bilan des victimes
the murder toll → le taux de meurtres
the second highest annual murder toll in that city's history → le deuxième plus fort taux de meurtres dans l'histoire de cette ville
the accident toll on the roads → le bilan des accidents de la route
the death toll → le bilan des morts
the casualty toll → le bilan des victimes
the murder toll → le taux de meurtres
the second highest annual murder toll in that city's history → le deuxième plus fort taux de meurtres dans l'histoire de cette ville
vi [bell] → sonnertoll bridge n → pont m à péagetoll call n (US) → appel m longue distancetoll charge n → péage mtoll-free [ˌtəʊlˈfriː]
adj (US) [number, call] → gratuit(e)
adv [call] → gratuitementtoll road n → route f à péage
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
toll
:tollbar
n → Zahlschranke f, → Mautschranke f
tollbooth
n → Zahlstelle f, → Mautstelle f
toll bridge
n → gebührenpflichtige Brücke, Mautbrücke f
toll call
n (US) → Ferngespräch nt
toll-free (US Telec)
adj number, call → gebührenfrei
adv call → gebührenfrei
tollgate
n → Schlagbaum m, → Mautschranke f
tollhouse
n → Mauthaus nt
toll
:tollkeeper
n → Mautner(in) m(f) (esp Aus)
toll plaza
toll road
n → Mautstraße f, → gebührenpflichtige Straße
toll
1vt bell → läuten
toll
2n
(= bridge toll, road toll) → Maut f, → Zoll m, → Benutzungsgebühr f; (US Telec) → (Fernsprech)gebühr f; toll charge → Maut f, → Mautgebühr f
(= deaths, loss etc) the toll on the roads → die Zahl der Verkehrsopfer; the toll of the floods continues to rise (in terms of people) → die Zahl der Opfer der Flutkatastrophe steigt ständig weiter; (in terms of property) → das Ausmaß der Flutschäden wird immer größer; the earthquake took a heavy toll of human life → das Erdbeben forderte or kostete viele Menschenleben; the toll of the war → der Blutzoll des Krieges
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
toll
1 [təʊl]1. n
a. (on road) → pedaggio
2. adj (road, bridge) → a pedaggio
toll
2 [təʊl]1. vt & vi (bell) → suonare lentamente e solennemente
2. n (of bell) → rintocco
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
toll1
(təul) verb to ring (a bell) slowly. The church bell tolled solemnly.
toll2
(təul) noun1. a tax charged for crossing a bridge, driving on certain roads etc. All cars pay a toll of $1; (also adjective) a toll bridge.
2. an amount of loss or damage suffered, eg as a result of disaster. Every year there is a heavy toll of human lives on the roads.
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toll
→ رَسْم mýtné omkostning Maut διόδια peaje kellonlyönti péage cestarina pedaggio 鐘の音 종치기 tolgeld bompenger opłata (za przejazd) pedágio колокольный звон avgift ค่าผ่านทาง çan sesi lệ phí cầu đường 通行费Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
- Is there a toll on this freeway? (US)
Is there a toll on this motorway? (UK) - Where can I pay the toll?
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