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toll

toll toll [təʊl ǁ toʊl] noun

1. [countable] TRANSPORT the money you have to pay to use a particular road, bridge etc:

• In parts of the USA tolls are charged for motorways.

• Revenue is raised through customs duties and road tolls.

2. take a/its toll on something/somebody to have a very bad effect on something or someone over a long period of time:

• Rising unemployment has taken its toll on the consumer lending market.

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toll UK US /təʊl/ noun

► [C] TRANSPORT an amount of money that you have to pay to use a road or bridge: »Motorists in the region paid more than $11.6 million in tolls last year.
pay/collect a toll »Vehicles would be fitted with an electronic tag allowing drivers to pay tolls by credit card, over the phone or electronically.
»road/bridge/motorway tolls
»a toll bridge/highway/motorway

► [C] INTERNET, COMMUNICATIONS an amount of money that you have to pay to use the internet or to visit particular websites: »Cable companies must treat all online traffic equally, without imposing higher tolls for certain content.

► [C] US COMMUNICATIONS the cost of a long-distance phone call

► [S] the total number of bad things or amount of damage that happens as a result of something: »The final toll of bankruptcies for this year is high.
»The death toll from the earthquake was over a million.
financial/economic/emotional toll »Layoffs carry a large human and financial toll.

● to take its/their toll (on sth/sb) — Cf. to take their toll on sth/sb

Financial and business terms. 2012.