noun / verb
toll
TOHL/təʊl/
A charge exacted for passage or use.
The driver pays the toll to the attendant before crossing the bridge.
Etymology
Old English toll covered several payments owed to an authority, including passage-money. The selected meaning singles out payment for the right to pass along a route.
In context
payment of a toll they sent to Alexander when they heard that he was approaching and informed him that he could not pass with his army without paying the customary toll
More examples
- Trucks pay higher tolls than cars.
- The new highway is tolled electronically.
- Years of stress take a toll on her health.
Forms
toll · tolls · tolled · tolling
tollbooth noun — A booth where passage fees are collected.