Phonetic Breakdown of "tolls"
Learn how to break down "tolls" into its phonetic components. Understanding syllables and phonetics helps with pronunciation, spelling, and language learning.
IPA Phonetic Pronunciation:
T OW1 L Z
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Definition of "tolls"
Noun
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Loss or damage incurred through a disaster.Example: "The war has taken its toll on the people."
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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.
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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."
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A tollbooth.Example: "We will be replacing some manned tolls with high-speed device readers."
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A liberty to buy and sell within the bounds of a manor.
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A portion of grain taken by a miller as a compensation for grinding.
Verb
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To impose a fee for the use of.Example: "Once more it is proposed to toll the East River bridges."
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To levy a toll on (someone or something).
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To take as a toll.
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To pay a toll or tallage.
Noun
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The act or sound of tolling
Verb
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To ring (a bell) slowly and repeatedly.Example: "Ask not for whom the bell tolls."
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To summon by ringing a bell.Example: "The ringer tolled the workers back from the fields for vespers."
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To announce by tolling.Example: "The bells tolled the King’s death."
Verb
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To draw; pull; tug; drag.
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To tear in pieces.
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To draw; entice; invite; allure.Example: "Hou many virgins shal she tolle and drawe to þe Lord - "Life of Our Lady""
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To lure with bait; tole (especially, fish and animals).
Verb
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To take away; to vacate; to annul.
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To suspend.Example: "The statute of limitations defense was tolled as a result of the defendant’s wrongful conduct."
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