toll

UK [tʰɔwɫ] US [tʰo(ʊ̯)ɫ]
verb 14noun 6name 1

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1

(noun.) money that you pay to use a road, bridge, etc.

ADJ

motorway, road

VERB + TOLL

charge, collect, exact, impose, levy

The city decided to levy tolls on the new bridge to pay for maintenance costs.

pay

TOLL + NOUN

bridge, motorway, road | booth | charge

2

(noun.) amount of damage done/number of people killed

ADJ

great, heavy, terrible, tragic | casualty, death, injury | human

VERB + TOLL

take

Years of working night shifts took a toll on his health and relationships.

TOLL + VERB

mount, rise

As the hurricane moved inland, the damage toll continued to mount with each passing hour.

reach sth

The death toll from the earthquake may reach thousands of people across the region.

PREP

~ on

Years of working night shifts took a real toll on his health and family life.

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