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toll

toll
T t

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [tohl]
    • /toʊl/
    • /təʊl/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [tohl]
    • /toʊl/

Definitions of toll word

  • noun toll the act of tolling a bell. 1
  • noun toll one of the strokes made in tolling a bell. 1
  • noun toll the sound made. 1
  • verb with object toll to suspend or interrupt (as a statute of limitations). 1
  • verb without object toll to sound with single strokes slowly and regularly repeated, as a bell. 1
  • noun toll road fee 1

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Origin of toll

First appearance:

before 1000
One of the 6% oldest English words
before 1000; (noun) Middle English, Old English toll (cognate with Dutch tol, German Zoll, Old Norse tollr), assimilated variant of Old English toln < Late Latin tolōnēum, for telōnēum < Greek telōneîon tollhouse, akin to telṓnēs tax collector, télos tax; (v.) Middle English tollen, derivative of the noun

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Parts of speech for Toll

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

toll popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 96% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

toll usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for toll

noun toll

  • arm and a leg — the upper limb of the human body, especially the part extending from the shoulder to the wrist.
  • assessment — An assessment is a consideration of someone or something and a judgment about them.
  • bell — A bell is a device that makes a ringing sound and is used to give a signal or to attract people's attention.
  • bottom dollar — The last of one's money; all of one's money.
  • brokerage — A brokerage or a brokerage firm is a company of brokers.

verb toll

  • belled — the cry of a rutting stag or hunting dog.
  • belling — the cry of a rutting stag or hunting dog.
  • bong — A bong is a long, deep sound such as the sound made by a big bell.
  • buttering — the fatty portion of milk, separating as a soft whitish or yellowish solid when milk or cream is agitated or churned.
  • call forth — to cause (something) to come into action or existence

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