Dictionary definition · toll
noun
- a fee levied for the use of roads or bridges
- value measured by what must be given or done or undergone to obtain something"the cost in human life was enormous"
- the sound of a bell being struck"saved by the bell"
verb
- ring slowly"For whom the bell tolls"
- charge a fee for using"Toll the bridges into New York City"
Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).