toll UK [t(ʰ)əʊ̯ɫ]US [t(ʰ)oːɫ]noun 8verb 14forms 5phrases 1 noun8 •A fee paid for some liberty or privilege, particularly for the privilege of passing over a bridge or on a highway, or for that of vending goods in a fair, market, etc.Meanwhile, the tolls dispute had gone to the courts, and the E.L.R. was completely successful when, in 1856, the House of Lords awarded it the sum of £30,000 against the L.Y.R. for tolls overcharged. — 1957 •Loss or damage incurred through a disaster.The war has taken its toll on the people. •The act or sound of ringing a bell, especially slowly, as with a church or cemetery bell. •(US) A tollbooth.We will be replacing some manned tolls with high-speed device readers. •A fee paid by the owner of materials or other goods for processing such goods, as under a tolling agreement.toll ore refining; toll manufacturing •A fee for using any kind of material processing service.We can handle on a toll basis your needs for spray drying, repackaging, crushing and grinding, and dry blending. •(no longer used) A portion of grain taken by a miller as a compensation for grinding. •(UK, no longer used) A liberty to buy and sell within the bounds of a manor. verb14 •To ring (a bell) slowly and repeatedly.Martin tolled the great bell every day.Ask not for whom the bell tolls. •(figurative) To make a sound as if made by a bell.The chaplain's first mention of the name Yossarian! had tolled deep in his memory like a portentous gong. — 1961 •To suspend.The statute of limitations defense was tolled as a result of the defendant’s wrongful conduct. •To impose a fee for the use of.Once more it is proposed to toll the East River bridges. •To levy a toll on (someone or something).No Italian priest Shall tithe or toll in our dominions. — 1596 •To take as a toll. •To summon by ringing a bell.The ringer tolled the workers back from the fields for vespers. •To announce by ringing a bell.The bells tolled the King’s death. •To draw; entice; invite; allure.Hou many virgins shal she tolle and drawe to þe Lord - "Life of Our Lady" •To lure with bait; tole (especially, fish and animals). •To pay a toll or tallage.I will buy me a sonne in Law in a faire, and toule for this. Ile none of him. — 1604 •To tear in pieces. •(no longer used) To draw; pull; tug; drag. •(no longer used) To take away; to vacate; to annul. formstolled · tolling · tolleth · tolls · tollest Phrases with toll take its tollTo affect something, especially negatively; to damage or degrade; to cause harm or destruction.
