toll1 nountoll2 verb
tolltoll1 /təʊl $ toʊl/ ●○○ noun [countable] 
WORD ORIGINtoll1
Origin:
1-3 Old English4 1400-1500 ➔ TOLL2EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- In 1871 they built a toll bridge from the mainland to the island.
- The death toll from the earthquake has risen still further in the worst disaster since 1952.
- The final toll was 83 dead and more than 100 injured.
- You have to pay tolls on many of the major roads in France.
- Balancing the dual roles of minister to the world and shepherd to his own flock has taken its toll.
- Furthermore, twelve months of fencing with Malcolm McLaren had taken a toll on Branson's nerves.
- However, other fires burning in the state have taken a toll on efforts to fight the Lone fire.
- It was great for about an hour or so and then the effort of keeping warm began to take its toll.
- The final quarter was an untidy affair on both sides with the conditions taking a heavy toll on concentration and stamina.
- The four years had taken some physical toll.
- There were suggestions that the death toll was up to five times higher than officially stated.
- This naturally takes a toll on intellectual honesty.
THESAURUS
the amount of money you need to buy or do something. Cost is usually used when talking in a general way about whether something is expensive or cheap rather than when talking about exact prices: · The cost of running a car is increasing.· the cost of raw materials
the amount of money you must pay for something that is for sale: · They sell good-quality clothes at reasonable prices.· the price of a plane ticket to New York
the amount of money that something is worth: · A new kitchen can increase the value of your home.
the amount that you have to pay for a service or to use something: · Hotel guests may use the gym for a small charge.· bank charges
the amount you have to pay to enter a place or join a group, or for the services of a professional person such as a lawyer or a doctor: · There is no entrance fee.· The membership fee is £125 a year.· legal fees
the amount you have to pay to travel somewhere by bus, plane, train etc: · I didn’t even have enough money for my bus fare.· fare increases
the amount you have to pay to live in or use a place that you do not own: · The rent on his apartment is $800 a month.
a charge that is set according to a standard scale: · Most TV stations offer special rates to local advertisers.
the amount you have to pay to travel on some roads or bridges: · You have to pay tolls on many French motorways.
Longman Language Activatorwhat you have to pay for something the amount of money you have to pay for services, activities, or things you need all the time such as food and electricity: · We'll make sure you have the operation, whatever the cost.cost of: · The cost of electricity has fallen in the last twelve months.· Internet banking will considerably reduce the cost of doing business.high/low cost: · The high cost of health care in the US is causing a great deal of concern.building/legal/transportation etc costs: · If you lose the case, you will face substantial legal costs.cost of living (=the amount of money you need for things such as food, clothes, or rent): · Many old people have to live in poverty because of the steady rise in the cost of living.cut costs (=reduce the cost of something): · IBM is continuing to cut costs in an effort to be more competitive.at no extra cost (=without having to pay more): · We will deliver and install your computer at no extra cost.running costs (=the amount of money that a business or organization regularly spends on things such as salaries, electricity, and rent): · £650,000 will be needed to cover the hospital's running costs during its first year.
the amount of money you have to pay for something that is for sale, especially in a shop: · There's a great new clothes store on Main Street, and its prices seem very reasonable.price of: · What's the price of a pack of cigarettes nowadays?high/low price: · Microsoft chairman Bill Gates said it was impossible to build a good computer for such a low price.house/food/oil etc prices: · House prices rose by around 12% in the south-east last year.charge a price: · They charge the same price for a takeaway as they do for eating in the restaurant.half price (=half the usual price): · I bought these jeans half price in a sale.reduce/cut prices: · Apple was forced to cut prices sharply, reducing its profit margin.increase/raise prices: · The Japanese have raised prices just $8 a vehicle on average.price rise (=increase in the price of something): · Experts say they expect price rises to be gradual but persistent.the asking price (=the price that someone wants for something they are selling): · The asking price for the 60-acre estate in Atlanta is $27 million.
the amount of money that you pay for a service, or for being allowed to use something: charge for: · There's no charge for telephoning the operator.bank/delivery/electricity etc charges: · If your order comes to over $30, we will not make a delivery charge.admission charge (=the amount of money you must pay to go into a public place): · There's an admission charge for adults, but children get into the museum free.at no extra charge (=without having to pay more): · Members and their guests are welcome to use the club's facilities at no extra charge.additional charge (=an amount that is added to the usual price): · An additional charge of 15% will be added to your bill for service.
the amount of money that you pay to someone for a professional service, or the amount that you pay in order to do something: fee of: · Some actors can ask a fee of around $1,000,000 a movie.charge a fee: · The doctor I saw charged a £100 fee for an initial consultation.school/legal/medical etc fees: · An accident on vacation can cost you a lot in medical fees.entrance fee (=the amount of money you pay to go in somewhere): · The entrance fees to the park have gone up by 50%.
the usual cost of a service or job: · We are able to offer a whole range of services at very reasonable rates.hourly/weekly/daily rate: · Our shop assistants are paid an hourly rate of £5.50the going rate (=the rate that people are willing to pay at the present time): · £150 is the going rate for tickets for the concert.fixed rate (=one that is always the same): · There is a fixed rate for the job, regardless of how long it takes.
the cost of a journey on a bus, train, plane etc: · I had to walk home because I didn't have enough money for the fare.coach/train/air etc fare: · How much is the train fare from Toronto to Montreal?· A one-week stay in Majorca costs $779 including air fare.fare increases: · The biggest fare increases were on the Kansas City to Minneapolis line.
money that you have to pay in order to drive over some bridges or roads: · You have to pay tolls on many of the major roads in France.toll bridge/road/lane (=one that you have to pay to use): · In 1871 they built a toll bridge from the mainland to the island.
the amount of money that you pay to live in or use a place that you do not own: pay rent: · She pays £350 a month rent for a one-bedroomed apartment.high/low rent: · Office rents are highest in the city centre.put up the rent/raise the rent (=increase it): · If my landlord raises the rent again, I'll have to look for somewhere smaller.
the amount of money that you pay to use a car, television, tools etc over a period of time: · The rental on the TV includes maintenance and repairs.car/television/video etc rental: · Car rental is $200 a week and you need a clean driving licence.
to have a bad effect · The drug can have a serious effect on the body's immune system.have a devastating/disastrous effect (=have an extremely bad effect) · The war is having a devastating effect on people's lives.
to have a bad effect on someone or something: · Late nights and lack of sleep can seriously affect your performance at work.· Rescue officials have gone to three villages badly affected by the earthquakes.
to have a bad effect on someone or something: · Changing schools too often can be bad for a child's social development.it's bad for somebody to do something: · I think it's bad for her to spend so much time worrying about him.
to have a serious and harmful effect on something or someone, especially after continuing for a long time: · Years of civil war and drought have taken their toll, and the population of the region is greatly reduced.take a toll/take its toll on: · Bad working conditions eventually take a toll on staff morale.
to have an important and permanent effect on something: · She was only here for a few months, but she certainly left her mark.leave a mark/leave its mark on: · The long dispute has left its mark on the mining industry.
to have a noticeable and often harmful effect on a person or on a situation: tell on: · The strain of living with her violent husband was telling on Judy.start/begin to tell: · The power of the mayor's cronies began to tell as the election drew closer.
to affect something in a way that harms it or makes it worse than it was before: · We need to be assured that the new development will not have a negative impact on the local environment.· Last year's attacks have continued to have a negative impact on the tourist industry this year.
a number used in representing a quantity a number of people, things etc, especially a number that has been counted for official purposes: · There have been several cases of tuberculosis, and the number is rising.number of: · The number of cars on the roads increased by 22% last year.· The regulations limit the number of students in each class.a large/small etc number of people/things etc: · An enormous number of people wrote to complain about last night's show.
a number, especially an officially supplied number, showing an amount, how much something has increased, how much it has decreased etc: · Government figures published today show that unemployment is rising again.· The total value of all drugs seized by the police reached a record figure of $116,000,000.· Inflation in Japan is around 3%, while the German figure is now over 4%.sales figures: · Retailers are reporting their November sales figures today.
information about financial matters, social changes etc, which is shown in the form of numbers: · Statistics show that the number of women managers has risen continuously for the last 25 years.· According to the latest government statistics, 2 million people retired last year.
the number of people killed or injured in accidents, by illness etc: · The final toll was 83 dead and more than 100 injured.death toll: · The death toll from the earthquake has risen still further in the worst disaster since 1952.
WORD SETSasphyxia, nounautopsy, nounbarrow, nounbequeath, verbbereaved, adjectivebereavement, nounbier, nounbody bag, nounbody count, nounburial, nounbury, verbcasket, nouncatacomb, nouncatafalque, nouncemetery, nouncenotaph, nouncharnel house, nounchurchyard, nouncoffin, nouncommittal, nouncondolence, nouncoroner, nouncorpse, nouncortege, nouncot death, nouncremate, verbcrematorium, nouncrib death, nouncrucifixion, nouncrucify, verbcrypt, noundeath mask, noundemise, noundeparted, adjectiveD.O.A., adjectivedrown, verbembalm, verbend, nounepitaph, nouneulogy, nounexhume, verbexpire, verbfatality, nounfuneral, nounfunerary, adjectivefunereal, adjectivegrave, noungravedigger, noungravestone, noungraveyard, nounheadstone, nounhearse, nounhospice, nouninter, verbinterment, nounmausoleum, nounmorgue, nounmortality, nounmortician, nounmortuary, nounmortuary, adjectivemourner, nounmourning, nounmummify, verbmummy, nounnecrophilia, nounobsequies, nounpall, nounpallbearer, nounpassing, nounperish, verbplot, nounprobate, nounprobate, verbpyre, nounquietus, nounremains, nounrest, verbrigor mortis, nounRIP, rise, verbsarcophagus, nounsepulchre, nounshroud, nounthrenody, nountoll, nountomb, nountombstone, nountumulus, nounundertaker, nounundertaking, nounurn, nounvault, nounwake, nounwar memorial, nounwill, nounwinding sheet, nounwreath, noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY
The death toll has risen to 83. The bombings took a heavy toll, killing hundreds of Londoners. Years of smoking have taken their toll on his health.COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES The loss of Georgia would sound the death knell of Republican hopes. As the unrest continued, the death toll rose. The official death toll stands at 53.COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE
1[usually singular] the number of people killed or injured in a particular accident, by a particular illness etc: The death toll has risen to 83. The bombings took a heavy toll, killing hundreds of Londoners. Years of smoking have taken their toll on his health. (=it slowly rings with a long low sound, when someone has died)· The church bell was tolling mournfully as the carriage entered the cemetery gate.
(=one that you pay to go across)
(=the number of people who die in an accident)· Officials fear the death toll could be as high as 3000.
The loss of Georgia would sound the death knell of Republican hopes. As the unrest continued, the death toll rose. The official death toll stands at 53.· Despite these grim warnings, the end of the season saw the final death toll down a little on last year.· Officials estimate the final death toll could reach 35,000.· Police say the final murder toll of the former doctor Harold Shipman may be 192.· The final toll stands at over 237, 000.· Perhaps 750 lives were lost there alone-or more than half the quake's likely final death toll.· The final official death toll is 2, 388.· Police said 21 bodies had been recovered as by last night and the final toll would not be clear until today.· The final death toll remains to be tallied.
· The final quarter was an untidy affair on both sides with the conditions taking a heavy toll on concentration and stamina.· But the assembly line claimed a heavy toll in their numbers and social relevance.· Reproduction takes a heavy toll on mankind.· Despite the heavy toll on the environment, it is the fire danger that worries rangers the most.· This will take a heavy toll in the south in general, and in Arkansas, the president's home state, in particular.· Analysts say the steep price markdowns that retailers took all month will exact a heavy toll on profits.· The recession on the east coast has taken a heavy toll of banks there.· Outsourcing and restructuring continue to exact a heavy toll even in the tight labor markets of the mid-1990s.
· Read in studio Heavy lorries trying to avoid higher tolls on the Severn Bridge are causing severe traffic problems on minor roads.· But the high toll and the helicopters' plunging on to civilian areas made secrecy impossible.· Fears of a higher death toll were compounded after reports indicated that up to 4,000,000 people risked death from starvation.· The highest death toll was on the islands of Kutubdia, Maheshkali, Sandwip and Chakori in the south-east.
· Now, a simple mask gives hope of minimising the human toll.· A human toll is also emerging.
· The official death toll was 42, most of them children; local officials and parents put it even higher.· These figures are more than 200 times higher than the official toll of 31 deaths as claimed by the former Soviet government.
NOUN· It would be preferable to the plans for an ugly toll bridge.· The causeway near the mill, crossing the creek, is a toll bridge, with tollbooth intact.· He says there shouldn't be toll bridges in this day and age.· And for the toll bridge owners it could prove an expensive gamble.· The tithe barns, the Rectory, the toll bridges no longer controlled daily life, but they still punctuated the landscape.· This toll bridge was at Whitney suffered damage from the fast flowing flood, and parts of Hereford are already underwater.
· Many expressed disbelief that the death toll was not higher.· The death toll is 2, 276, all by fire or drowning.· There were suggestions that the death toll was up to five times higher than officially stated.· The death toll from a single such explosion could easily be over 10 million people.· The death toll in Punjab was almost 4,500 in 1990, the highest for any year.· The book s authors arrive at the following death toll: U.S.S.R., 20 million.· The civil war that followed claimed far more civilians than combatants; by some estimates the death toll exceeds 200,000.· The actual death toll is much greater because thousands more turtles are caught in fishing nets and suffocate.
· Evan is seven, and only just now taking in the fact that we pay road tolls!
VERB· Their discovery brought the death toll in three days of fighting to 150.· The human remains that would be discovered over the next fifty years brought the death toll to nearly five hundred.
· The end might now be in sight, but the Eiger had exacted a grim toll for the right of passage.· Among the jazz artists, drugs and liquor have exacted a terrible toll.· But this case appears to be exacting a greater toll.· Analysts say the steep price markdowns that retailers took all month will exact a heavy toll on profits.· Outsourcing and restructuring continue to exact a heavy toll even in the tight labor markets of the mid-1990s.· Fulfilling some aspects of the accord is exacting a heavier toll on the United States than many expected.
· We drove until we reached St Michael where we paid a hefty toll of £30 to use the next stretch of road.· As soon as you paid your toll, you left the world of commerce behind.· The plaintiff objected to paying the tolls, and on the first occasion when he did so the owner seized his goods.· You crossed an endless, rickety cantilever bridge after pausing on the Virginia bank to pay a one-dollar toll.· They shouldn't have to pay a toll.· Evan is seven, and only just now taking in the fact that we pay road tolls!· They had refused to pay the toll as they were delivering humanitarian aid.· Others pay a heavy toll in different ways.
· The government's latest figures put the death toll at 1,216 but most people believe that the figure is more than 3,000.· Official Florida statistics put the death toll at six blacks and two whites killed.· It is unclear exactly how many died in subsequent riots, but police sources put the toll at 30.· Official figures put the death toll at 19, with 91 wounded, including some soldiers.· The government put the death toll at 17.
· Living in a hot place like Miami takes its toll.· All the long seasons ending with championship series, all the tough games, it takes a toll.· In towns, the ever-increasing motor traffic takes its toll of crumbling sewers.· It was great for about an hour or so and then the effort of keeping warm began to take its toll.· And Katherine could do with all the comfort she could get for the illness was slowly and inexorably taking its toll.· But things went downhill as the days went by-and the drudgery in much of the work took its toll.· Furthermore, twelve months of fencing with Malcolm McLaren had taken a toll on Branson's nerves.· This naturally takes a toll on intellectual honesty.
The death toll has risen to 83. The bombings took a heavy toll, killing hundreds of Londoners.2a very bad effect that something has on something or someone over a long period of timetoll on Years of smoking have taken their toll on his health. a heavy toll on the environment3the money you have to pay to use a particular road, bridge etc► see thesaurus at cost4the sound of a large bell ringing slowly
toll1 nountoll2 verb
tolltoll2 verb [intransitive, transitive] WORD ORIGINtoll2
Origin:
1400-1500 Probably from Old English -tyllan ‘to pull’VERB TABLE
toll
| Simple Form | ||
| Present | I, you, we, they | toll |
| he, she, it | tolls | |
| Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | tolled |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have tolled |
| he, she, it | has tolled | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had tolled |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will toll |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have tolled |
| Continuous Form | ||
| Present | I | am tolling |
| he, she, it | is tolling | |
| you, we, they | are tolling | |
| Past | I, he, she, it | was tolling |
| you, we, they | were tolling | |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been tolling |
| he, she, it | has been tolling | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been tolling |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be tolling |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been tolling |
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- The funeral procession left the church as the bells began to toll.
- Ask not for whom the Bell's tolls, it tolls for you.
- Cecilia Darne, who lived round the corner, said she heard a bell toll once at about eight in the morning.
- Like a bell tolling, news arrived every few months of relatives and friends.
- Sunday morning, the opening bell tolled for Lennox Lewis.
- The church bell was tolling mournfully as the carriage entered the cemetery gate.
- Whichever corporate lackey wins doesn't matter-the bell's already tolling.
Longman Language Activatorsounds made by bells or horns
to make a sound like that of a bell: · The phone's ringing.· A burglar alarm was ringing further along the road.· At that moment, the door bell rang.
written if a large bell tolls , it makes regular, separate ringing sounds, especially as a sign of someone's death: · The funeral procession left the church as the bells began to toll.
if a bell or clock chimes , it makes a single ringing sound or a small number of ringing sounds, especially in order to tell you what time it is: · I heard a clock chime softly in the next door room.· Across the valley, church bells were chiming.chime six/eight/twelve etc (=ring six, eight, twelve etc times to show the time): · A clock chimed six.
informal if you honk a vehicle's horn or if the horn honks , it makes a loud clear sound which continues for only a few seconds: · Several horns honked impatiently.· The truck driver honked his horn and waited.
British if you hoot a vehicle's horn, or if the horn hoots , it makes a loud clear sound which continues for only a few seconds and is like a single musical note: · A horn hooted behind me. It was Don in his little red car.· All the other drivers were tooting their horns and yelling at me to move my car.
WORD SETSassonance, nouncaw, nouncoarse, adjectivecreamy, adjectivecrisp, adjectivecrumbly, adjectiveecho, verbecho, nounfeathery, adjectivefibrous, adjectivefine, adjectivefleecy, adjectivegluey, adjectiveglutinous, adjectivegooey, adjectivehigh, adjectivehigh, adverbhigh-pitched, adjectivemelodic, adjectivemetre, nounpitch, nounpitch, verbpowdery, adjectiverhythm, nounribbed, adjectiveridged, adjectiverough, adjectiverumble, verbrumble, nounrumbling, nounsharp, adjectiveshriek, nounshrill, adjectivesizzle, verbsonic boom, nounsplash, nounsplat, nounsplutter, verbspongy, adjectivetattoo, nountexture, nountextured, adjectivethrum, verbthud, nounthud, verbthump, verbthump, nounthunder, nounthunder, verbthunderous, adjectivethwack, nountimbre, nounting, nounting-a-ling, nountinkle, nountinkle, verbtoll, nountoll, verbtone, nountoot, verbtoot, nounultrasound, nounyielding, adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES The loss of Georgia would sound the death knell of Republican hopes. As the unrest continued, the death toll rose. The official death toll stands at 53.COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN
if a large bell tolls, or if you toll it, it keeps ringing slowly, especially to show that someone has died (=it slowly rings with a long low sound, when someone has died)· The church bell was tolling mournfully as the carriage entered the cemetery gate.
(=one that you pay to go across)
(=the number of people who die in an accident)· Officials fear the death toll could be as high as 3000.
The loss of Georgia would sound the death knell of Republican hopes. As the unrest continued, the death toll rose. The official death toll stands at 53.· The church bell was tolling mournfully as the carriage entered the cemetery gate.· A bell buoy tolled from across the fiat stretch of gray water beyond.· It was as if a harvest festival were enacted daily, for throughout the hours of market the church bell tolled quietly.· Sunday morning, the opening bell tolled for Lennox Lewis.· Wedding bells will toll in June.· Like a bell tolling, news arrived every few months of relatives and friends.· Cecilia Darne, who lived round the corner, said she heard a bell toll once at about eight in the morning.
- commencement
- commend
- commendable
- commendably
- commendation
- commensurate
- comment
- commentary
- commentate
- commentator
- commerce
- commercial
- Commercial Court
- commercialism
- commercialization
- commercialize
- commercially
- commercial traveller
- commie
- commingle
- commingling
- commiserate
- commiseration
- commissariat
- commissary