toll (tolls plural & 3rd person present) (tolling present participle) (tolled past tense & past participle )
1 verb When a bell tolls or when someone tolls it, it rings slowly and repeatedly, often as a sign that someone has died.
Church bells tolled and black flags fluttered... V
2 n-count A toll is a small sum of money that you have to pay in order to use a particular bridge or road.
3 n-count A toll road or toll bridge is a road or bridge where you have to pay in order to use it.
4 n-count A toll is a total number of deaths, accidents, or disasters that occur in a particular period of time. (JOURNALISM)
There are fears that the casualty toll may be higher.
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death toll
5 If you say that something takes its toll or takes a heavy toll, you mean that it has a bad effect or causes a lot of suffering.
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take its toll phrase
Winter takes its toll on your health...