Definitions and Synonyms of toll | Another word for toll | What is toll?
Definition 1: value measured by what must be given or done or undergone to obtain something - [noun denoting attribute]Samples where toll or its synonyms are used according to this definition
- the cost in human life was enormous
- the price of success is hard work
- what price glory?
Synonyms for toll in the sense of this definition
(toll is a kind of ...) the quality (positive or negative) that renders something desirable or valuable
"the Shakespearean Shylock is of dubious value in the modern world" (... is a kind of toll ) the number of deaths resulting from some particular cause such as an accident or a battle or a natural disaster
Samples where toll or its synonyms are used according to this definition
- the cost in human life was enormous
- the price of success is hard work
- what price glory?
Synonyms for toll in the sense of this definition
(toll is a kind of ...) the quality (positive or negative) that renders something desirable or valuable
"the Shakespearean Shylock is of dubious value in the modern world"(... is a kind of toll ) the number of deaths resulting from some particular cause such as an accident or a battle or a natural disaster
Definition 2: the sound of a bell being struck - [noun denoting event]Samples where toll or its synonyms are used according to this definition
- saved by the bell
- she heard the distant toll of church bells
Synonyms for toll in the sense of this definition
(toll is a kind of ...) the sudden occurrence of an audible event
"the sound awakened them" (... is a kind of toll ) the sound of a bell rung slowly to announce a death or a funeral or the end of something
(... is a kind of toll ) the sound of a bell rung in Roman Catholic churches to announce the time when the Angelus should be recited
Samples where toll or its synonyms are used according to this definition
- saved by the bell
- she heard the distant toll of church bells