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toll2
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- pronunciation:
- tol
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noun |
| definition 1: |
a charge or tax, usu. for passage across a bridge or along a highway or other road.
We'll have to pay tolls if he take the thruway, but it will be faster.- similar words:
- charge, fee, levy, poundage, tariff, tax
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| definition 2: |
a fee for a service, esp. that of long-distance telephone calling.
The tolls for international calls were high, so we couldn't afford to call often.- synonyms:
- charge, cost, fee, hire
- similar words:
- expense, payment, price, rate
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| definition 3: |
a cost, loss, or expenditure caused by some action or event.
The death toll is rising as freezing temperatures continue in the region.The flood took a terrible toll in life and property.The many interruptions took a toll on my patience.- synonyms:
- cost, expense, price
- similar words:
- exaction, loss, penalty, sacrifice, tax
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| related words: |
anchorage, custom |
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