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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.  
  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. 
take its toll  phrase 
Winter takes its toll on your health...