tolls in English

noun

1

a charge payable for permission to use a particular bridge or road.

turnpike tolls

synonyms: charge, fee, payment, levy, tariff, tax

2

the number of deaths, casualties, or injuries arising from particular circumstances, such as a natural disaster, conflict, or accident.

the toll of dead and injured mounted

synonyms: number, count, tally, total, sum total, grand total, sum, record, list

3

a single ring of a bell.

Even after he had heard the toll of the bell ring, it took him another full minute to safely retrieve his finger.

verb

1

charge a toll for the use of (a bridge or road).

the report advocates expressway tolling

2

(with reference to a bell) sound or cause to sound with a slow, uniform succession of strokes, as a signal or announcement.

the bells of the cathedral began to toll for evening service

noun

charge, fee, payment, levy, tariff, tax
number, count, tally, total, sum total, grand total, sum, record, list
adverse effect(s), detriment, harm, damage, injury, impact, hurt, cost, price, loss, disadvantage, suffering, penalty
bell
price, cost

verb

ring (out)
ring (out), chime, strike, peal, sound, ding, dong, clang, bong, resound, reverberate, knell

Use "tolls" in a sentence

1. Ask not for whom the bell tolls; it tolls for thee.

2. Autostrada Tolls and Amenities

3. Quite often queues happen at the tolls.

4. A man collected tolls at the gateway.

5. Its construction costs of 3.6 million gold marks were recouped through tolls within three years although tolls continued to be levied until 1912.

6. And it goes: "Every man's death affected me, for I am involved in mankind, send not to ask for whom the bell tolls, it tolls for thee."

7. CORE PRINCIPLES FOR THE ALLOCATION OF COSTS AND CALCULATION OF TOLLS

8. The aim of this policy is to encourage competition and decrease tolls.

9. He's just got a job collecting tolls at the start of the motorway.

10. Water Bailiffs, officers in port towns for searching ships, gathering tolls, &c

11. Water Bailiffs, officers in port towns for searching ships, gathering tolls, &c

12. Lipranzer will be called, apparently to say I instructed him not to subpoena my home phone tolls.

13. Permission was required before others could walk along the roads, and tolls were charged at some bridges.

14. The Committee ' s other recommendations , like holding of periodical conferences , abolition of road tolls , etc . were also implemented .

15. The burden of taxes, tolls, and duties levied on the common people is said to have been extremely oppressive.

16. Revenue from canal tolls continues to represent a significant portion of Panama's GDP, although commerce, banking, and tourism are major and growing sectors.

17. Every year for centuries, three to five million sheep transited through these transhumance trails, often paying tolls to cross towns and mountain passages.

18. All rates inclusive english speaking tour-guide/chauffeur, gas, liability insurance, 10 % VAT and exlusive street tolls, tour guide overnight expenses, entrance fees etc.!

19. Several of New York Governor Andrew Cuomo's top Aides reportedly rewrote a state health report on nursing homes to conceal higher death tolls in …

20. Brigands waylay caravans, create illegal turnpikes on roads to collect tolls from travelers, attack noisy camps at night, and harass villages for protection money

21. On the other side of the clock stands the skeleton—Death—who tolls a bell with one bony hand and turns over an hourglass with the other.

22. Rather than disrupting the local economies, however, the frequent movement of armies stimulated the growth of transportation and communications, which in turn provided additional revenues from customs and tolls.

23. In 1045, King Henry III granted the convent the right to hold markets, collect tolls, and mint coins, and thus effectively made the abbess the ruler of the city.

24. The collaboration till date has immensely helped in adopting the modern training techniques and tolls on various aspects of Occupational Safety and Health in different sectors of economic activity.

25. Burton's playing style and use of effects is showcased on two tracks: the chromatic intro to "For Whom the Bell Tolls", and the "lead bass" on "The Call of Ktulu".

26. Is the Commission aware of the anarchic situation regarding the current pricing structures for motorway tolls in some Member States of the European Union, which the European public has to face every day?

27. The sixfold or greater relative risk of suicide implied by the unsubstantiated suicide death tolls is also demonstrated to be incompatible with the findings of epidemiologic studies of mortality risk among Vietnam veterans.

28. On tonight’s Blue Bloods Season 11 Episode 9 “For Whom the Bell Tolls,” as per the CBS synopsis, “Baez confides in Danny and asks for his help in proving her innocence after she finds a corpse in her front yard.

29. Brinston (Ontario) Canada; After having indicated the starting point, an itinerary will be shown with directions to get to Brinston, ON with distance and travel time, it will be possible to modify the route by dragging: the route drawn on the map, arrival and departure.You will be able to change the settings such as means of transport, units of measure, tolls and highways.