toll

Middle English

/tɔl/

noun
Definitions
  • A toll, tax, or charge.
  • The privilege to levy fees or charges.
  • A waiver from any fees or charges.
  • (rare) taxation, payment.
  • (rare) A edge, point of difference

Etymology

Inherited from Old English toll inherited from Proto-Germanic *tullō (what is counted told).

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*tullō

Gloss

what is counted told

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