Meaning & use
Tolls
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Fees charged for the use of a particular road, bridge, or tunnel, or the cumulative damage or losses caused by an event.
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Drivers must pay tolls to cross the bridge during peak hours.
The earthquake's death toll continued to rise as rescue efforts went on.
A note on using this word
As a verb, 'tolls' describes a bell ringing slowly and repeatedly, as in 'the bell tolls for the funeral.'
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feescharges
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Another way to use it
2. verb
Rings slowly and repeatedly, especially to mark a death or solemn event.
The church bell tolls every evening at sunset.
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