TOLL

I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English, from Vulgar Latin *tolonium, alteration of Late Latin telonium customhouse, from Greek tolōnion, from telōnēs collector of ~s, from telos tax, ~; perhaps akin to Greek tlēnai to bear Date: before 12th century a tax or fee paid for some liberty or privilege (as of passing over a highway or bridge), compensation for services rendered: as, a charge for transportation, a charge for a long-distance telephone call, a grievous or ruinous price , II. verb Date: 14th century intransitive verb to take or levy ~, transitive verb 1. to exact part of as a ~, to take as ~, to exact a ~ from (someone), III. transitive verb or tole (~ed or toled; ~ing or toling) Etymology: Middle English ~en, tolen; akin to Old English fortyllan to seduce Date: 13th century allure , entice , 2. to entice (game) to approach, to attract (fish) with scattered bait, to lead or attract (domestic animals) to a desired point, IV. verb see: toil Date: 15th century transitive verb to sound (a bell) by pulling the rope, 2. to give signal or announcement of , to announce by ~ing , to call to or from a place or occasion , intransitive verb to sound with slow measured strokes , V. noun Date: 15th century the sound of a ~ing bell