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Loss or damage incurred through a disaster.

Example: The war has taken its toll on the people.

A fee paid for some liberty or privilege, particularly for the privilege of passing over a bridge or on a highway, or for that of vending goods in a fair, market, etc.

A fee for using any kind of material processing service.

Example: We can handle on a toll basis your needs for spray drying, repackaging, crushing and grinding, and dry blending.

A tollbooth.

Example: We will be replacing some manned tolls with high-speed device readers.

To impose a fee for the use of.

Example: Once more it is proposed to toll the East River bridges.

To levy a toll on (someone or something).

To take as a toll.

To pay a toll or tallage.

The act or sound of tolling

To ring (a bell) slowly and repeatedly.

Example: Ask not for whom the bell tolls.

To summon by ringing a bell.

Example: The ringer tolled the workers back from the fields for vespers.

To announce by tolling.

Example: The bells tolled the King’s death.

To draw; pull; tug; drag.

To tear in pieces.

To draw; entice; invite; allure.

Example: Hou many virgins shal she tolle and drawe to þe Lord - "Life of Our Lady"

To lure with bait; tole (especially, fish and animals).

To take away; to vacate; to annul.

To suspend.

Example: The statute of limitations defense was tolled as a result of the defendant’s wrongful conduct.