toll

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /təʊl/or /tɒl/
• (US) IPA: /toʊl/or /tɒl/

Noun

Singular toll

Plural tolls

1. A toll is money you must pay to use some roads.
2. A toll is a cost, or something bad that happens because of something.

   My illness has taken its toll, making me too sick to work.

Synonyms

• cost
• price
• charge
• (not literal) consequence, result, effect

Related words

• toll road