💰toll

noun

/toʊl/

Meaning

A charge payable for using a road or bridge; also the extent of damage or suffering caused by something.

The flood took a heavy toll on the village.

take a toll

fee, charge, cost, damage, burden

relief, benefit

pay toll, heavy toll, death toll, take a toll

A substitute, especially a person deputizing for another in a specific role.

A person skilled in foreign languages or in the scientific study of language.

The quality of being ordinary, routine, or lacking excitement.

a state of being weak; a flaw or shortcoming in character or structure

a large, thick, flat piece of stone, concrete, or other hard material

An official pardon granted to people who have been convicted of political offenses.