toll
/təʊl/ noun B2- A fee paid for some liberty or privilege, particularly for the privilege of passing over a bridge or on a highway, or for that of vending goods in a fair, market, etc.
- Loss or damage incurred through a disaster. · The war has taken its toll on the people.
- A fee paid by the owner of materials or other goods for processing such goods, as under a tolling agreement. · toll ore refining; toll manufacturing
- A fee for using any kind of material processing service. · We can handle on a toll basis your needs for spray drying, repackaging, crushing and grinding, and dry blending.
- A tollbooth. · We will be replacing some manned tolls with high-speed device readers.
Plural tolls
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Critics compellingly argue that the inherent constraints of captivity inflict an indelible psychological toll upon sentient beings accustomed to expansive territories.
However, this relentless march of infrastructural progress exacted a profound toll on communities that found themselves excluded from the grand master plan.
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