tolls 1 of 2

noun

plural of toll
1
as in expenses

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as in taxes

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tolls

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verb

present tense third-person singular of toll
as in rings
to make the clear sound heard when metal vibrates let the church bells joyously toll on this most happy occasion

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Recent Examples of tolls
Noun
He was also associated with the rehabilitation of the Baltimore Harbor Tunnel, the end of two-way tolls on toll facilities, including the Chesapeake Bay Bridge and the early development of the platform for electronic toll collection on Maryland’s highways and bridges. — Jacques Kelly, Baltimore Sun, 7 Feb. 2026
Verb
As the car carrying him departed the police station, a photographer captured another indelible image, of the former Prince slumped in the back seat, wide-eyed and slack-jawed—the boy for whom the chimes once pealed looking very much like a man for whom the bell now tolls. — Rebecca Mead, New Yorker, 21 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tolls
  1. expenses
  2. tariffs
  3. rings
  4. levies
  5. chimes
  6. excises
  7. tributes
  8. impositions
Noun
  • The university covers tuition, fees and living expenses for families earning up to $100,000.
    — Daniel de Visé, USA Today, 8 July 2026
  • The town of Foxboro responded to the Kraft Group’s lawsuit filed in June on Tuesday, stating the nearly $1 million entertainment license fee at issue was a legitimate billing for safety expenses and filing a counterclaim against the group.
    — Grace Zokovitch, Boston Herald, 8 July 2026
Definition of expenses
Noun
  • Gordon recalled one instance when an item the rescue had long relied on suddenly became far more expensive because of tariffs causing the rescue to have to spend $1,000 in unexpected costs.
    — Maveah Griffith, Charlotte Observer, 3 July 2026
  • Espinosa sees tariffs as an opportunity to build a better Nissan.
    — Andrew Staples, Fortune, 3 July 2026
Definition of tariffs
Verb
  • In fact, the only thing that rings true is how the Three Lions end up exiting the tournament.
    — Jon O'Brien, Vulture, 26 June 2026
  • But don’t tell that to winger Timothy Weah, who could be in line for his first start of the tournament as Pochettino rings the changes to keep his players fresh for the round of 32.
    — David Hickey, NBC news, 25 June 2026
Definition of rings
Noun
  • Property tax levies account for about $209 million within the city budget, Queen said, funding the Kansas City Museum, the city health department, the city debt levy and the general fund.
    — Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 1 July 2026
  • Fuel levies on some routes have tripled since the start of the Iran war, with fees to fly to Japan from Hawaii, India and Indonesia jumping from $94 in April to $310 in July, according to ANA's website.
    — Monica Pitrelli, CNBC, 1 July 2026
Definition of levies
Verb
  • Galeotti explains that in a weaponized world, there is permanent chaos and constant battles, something that chimes with what is unfolding at the World Cup.
    — Simon Chadwick, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026
  • His preferred pastime is chess, which chimes with one of the more insightful descriptions of his character, offered by Kompany in January 2025.
    — New York Times, New York Times, 10 June 2026
Definition of chimes
Noun
  • Higher Ed Excise Taxes In most parts of [America], excises must be confined within a narrow compass.
    — Marie Sapirie, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025
Definition of excises
Noun
  • On Austin's end, he's shared several touching tributes to his big sister on social media over the years.
    — Sophie Dodd, PEOPLE, 4 July 2026
  • The Mount Rushmore festivities also include performances by military bands and tributes to the Armed Services.
    — Alexandra Hutzler, ABC News, 3 July 2026
Definition of tributes
Noun
  • Literary approaches to genre study often treat genres as either exclusively aesthetic objects or impositions on artistic freedom.
    — Tham Thi Nguyen, Encyclopedia Britannica, 26 May 2026
  • Concerned about the influx of solar and wind farms being built in Sardinia by outsiders, Roberto Pusceddu, under his pen name Erre Push, published a graphic novel that aimed to inspire young people to resist such impositions.
    — IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 7 May 2026
Definition of impositions

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