"tolls" in the noun sense
1. toll
a fee levied for the use of roads or bridges (used for maintenance)
2. price, cost, toll
value measured by what must be given or done or undergone to obtain something
"the cost in human life was enormous"
"the price of success is hard work"
"what price glory?"
3. bell, toll
the sound of a bell being struck
"saved by the bell"
"she heard the distant toll of church bells"
"tolls" in the verb sense
1. toll
ring slowly
"For whom the bell tolls"
2. toll
charge a fee for using
"Toll the bridges into New York City"
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