toll meaning and definition

TOLL noun

Definition of toll (noun)

1. a fee levied for the use of roads or bridges (used for maintenance)
2. value measured by what must be given or done or undergone to obtain something
   • "the cost in human life was enormous"; "the price of success is hard work"; "what price glory?"
   • synonyms: cost, price
3. the sound of a bell being struck
   • "saved by the bell"; "she heard the distant toll of church bells"
   • synonyms: bell

TOLL verb

Definition of toll (verb)

1. ring slowly
   • "For whom the bell tolls"
2. charge a fee for using
   • "Toll the bridges into New York City"