toll
noun · verb
Simple meaning
a fee paid to use a bridge or a special road
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
tohlIPA pronunciation (US)
ˈtoʊl
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
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Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
noun
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.
A fee paid by the owner of materials or other goods for processing such goods, as under a tolling agreement.
Loss or damage incurred through a disaster.
The sound of a bell being struck
The act or sound of ringing a bell, especially slowly, as with a church or cemetery bell.
us
A tollbooth.
verb
transitive
To take as a toll.
transitive
To impose a fee for the use of.
To pay a toll or tallage.
transitive
To summon by ringing a bell.
transitive
To announce by ringing a bell.
figuratively
To make a sound as if made by a bell.
Word at a Glance
- Difficulty
- A2 · Elementary
- Frequency
- Common
- Typical Use
- Everyday English
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
Aura for this meaning
This meaning: 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.
Used this way, toll is a reasonably familiar word with a mildly favourable edge. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.
- Emotional tone
- Slightly positive
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Moderate
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Positive and appreciative
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
Word Aura describes common impressions, not a measurement. Tone changes with sentence, speaker, relationship and situation.
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Word Family
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Compound terms
Established multiword terms.
Having no toll levied for its use.
Cookies containing chocolate chips.
A telephone line for long-distance calls.
An area where tollbooths are located.
An expressway on which tolls are collected.
Someone employed to collect tolls.
Related Words
Connected to the same idea, not synonyms.
- expresswaynoun
- motorwaynoun
- freewaynoun
- turnpikenoun
- interchangenoun
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