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toll

1. toll \'to-l\ n [ME, fr. OE; akin to ON tollr toll; both fr. a 
   prehistoric WGmc-NGmc word] borrowed fr. (assumed) VL tolonium, alter. of 
   LL telonium customhouse, fr. Gk telo-nion, fr. telo-ne-s collector of 
   tolls, fr. telos tax, toll; akin to Gk tle-nai to bear 1: a tax or fee paid 
   for some liberty or privilege (as of passing over a hi ghway or bridge) 2: 
   compensation for services rendered : as  2a: a charge for transportation  
   2b: a charge for a long-distance telephone call  3: the cost in loss or 
   suffering at which something is achieved 
2. toll vi : to take or levy toll  1a: to exact part of as a toll  1b: to 
   take as toll  2: to exact a toll from (someone) 
3. toll or tole \'to-l\ vt [ME tollen, tolen; akin to OE talu talk, 
   narrative - more a]t TALE 1: ALLURE, ENTICE  2a: to entice (game) to 
   approach  2b: to attract (fish) with scattered bait  2c: to lead or attract 
   (domestic animals) to a desired point 
4. toll vb [ME tollen, perh. fr. tollen to entice] 1a: to give signal or 
   announcement of : SOUND  1b: to announce by tolling  1c: to call to or from 
   a place or occasion  2: to sound (a bell) by tolling  1: to sound with slow 
   measured strokes  2: to cause a bell to toll 
5. toll n : the sound of a tolling bell