toll
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(tōl) 
n.
toll2 (tōl)
v., tolled, toll·ing, tolls. v.tr.
To sound in slowly repeated single tones.
n.
n.
- A fixed charge or tax for a privilege, especially for passage across a bridge or along a road.
- A charge for a service, such as a long-distance telephone call.
- An amount or extent of loss or destruction, as of life, health, or property: "Poverty and inadequate health care take their toll on the quality of a community's health" (Los Angeles Times).
- To exact as a toll.
- To charge a fee for using (a structure, such as a bridge).
[Middle English, from Old English, variant of toln, from Medieval Latin tolōnīum, from Latin telōnēum, tollbooth, from Greek telōneion, from telōnēs, tax collector, from telos, tax.]
toll2 (tōl)
v., tolled, toll·ing, tolls. v.tr.
- To sound (a large bell) slowly at regular intervals.
- To announce or summon by tolling.
To sound in slowly repeated single tones.
n.
- The act of tolling.
- The sound of a bell being struck.
[Middle English tollen, to ring an alarm, perhaps from tollen, to entice, pull, variant of tillen, from Old English -tyllan.]
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Sum levied on users of certain roads, canals, bridges, tunnels, and other such travel and transportation infrastructure, primarily to pay for construction and maintenance. Tolls were known in the ancient world and were widely used in medieval Europe as a means of supporting bridge construction. Canal building, which became extensive in Europe in the 18th19th centuries, was financed chiefly by tolls, and many major roads were built by private companies with the right to collect tolls. In the U.S. the National Road, built beginning in 1806, was initially financed through the sale of public land, but maintenance problems led Congress to authorize tolls. Toll roads diminished in the latter part of the 19th century, but the idea was revived with the Pennsylvania Turnpike in the 1930s, and after World War II many states built toll expressways. In many countries tolls are also used to finance long-span bridges, major tunnels, and highways. They have also been blamed for both reducing, and abetting, rush-hour traffic congestion. Canal tolls are still charged in some parts of the world, notably on the Suez and Panama canals.
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1. to bar, defeat. To toll the statute of limitations is to suspend the limitation.
2. charge for the use of another’s property.
3. consideration for the use of roads, bridges, ferries, or other public facilities.
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toll1
noun
- A fixed amount of money charged for a privilege or service: charge, exaction, fee. See money, pay/owe, transactions.
- A loss sustained in the accomplishment of or as the result of something: cost, expense, price, sacrifice. See transactions.
verb
- To give forth or cause to give forth a clear, resonant sound: bong, chime, knell, peal, ring2, strike. See sounds/pleasant sounds/unpleasant sounds/neutral sounds or silence.
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This entry contains information applicable to United States law only.
A sum of money paid for the right to use a road, highway, or bridge. To postpone or suspend. For example, to toll a statute of limitations means to postpone the running of the time period it specifies.
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IN BRIEF: The sound of a bell being struck. Also: A fee levied for the use of roadways.
And therefore never send to know for whom the bell tolls; it tolls for thee.
— John Donne (1572-1631)
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a developmental protein in Drosophila melanogaster, the product of toll gene, that is required for embryonic dorsal — ventral polarity. It is a type I transmembrane signalling receptor protein with a leucine-rich repeat segment.
| TolC, Tol C channel funnel, Tn-T | |
| Toll-like receptor, TonB-dependent transporter, Tos |
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categories related to 'toll'
- Voice Transmission and Telephony - toll: fee for telephone call
- Roadways and Driving - toll: tax or fee paid for use of roadway
- Types of Taxes - toll: tax or fee paid for privilege such as crossing bridge or driving on highway
- Descriptions of Sounds
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Toll (gene)
The Toll genes encode members of the Toll-like receptor class of proteins. "Toll" is German for "amazing" or "great".[1] Mutants in the Toll gene were originally identified by 1995 Nobel Laureates Christiane Nüsslein-Volhard and Eric Wieschaus and colleagues in the fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster in 1985[2], and cloned by the laboratory of Kathryn Anderson in 1988.[3] Since then, eleven mammalian Toll genes have been identified.
In flies, Toll was first identified as a gene important in embryogenesis in establishing the dorsal-ventral axis. In 1996, Toll was found to have a role in the fly's immunity to fungal infections[4]. Both mammalian and invertebrate Toll genes are required for innate immunity.
Toll-like receptors in mammals were identified in 1997 at Yale University by Ruslan Medzhitov and Charles Janeway.[5] Concurrently, Bruce A. Beutler and colleagues discovered that the Toll-like receptors (TLRs) act as the principal sensors of infection in mammals. This latter discovery hinged on the positional cloning of the mammalian lipopolysaccharide (LPS) response locus, which identified the LPS receptor as Toll related protein TLR4.[6]
The name of the gene family derives from Christiane Nüsslein-Volhard's 1985 exclamation, "Das ist ja toll!"[2] The exclamation, which translates as "That's amazing!" or "That's weird!", was in reference to the underdeveloped ventral portion of a fruit fly larva.
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- ^ a b Hansson GK, Edfeldt K (2005). "Toll to be paid at the gateway to the vessel wall". Arterioscler. Thromb. Vasc. Biol. 25 (6): 1085–7. doi:10.1161/01.ATV.0000168894.43759.47. PMID 15923538. http://atvb.ahajournals.org/cgi/content/full/25/6/1085.
- ^ Hashimoto C, Hudson KL, Anderson KV (1988). "The Toll gene of Drosophila, required for dorsal-ventral embryonic polarity, appears to encode a transmembrane protein". Cell 52 (2): 269–79. doi:10.1016/0092-8674(88)90516-8. PMID 2449285.
- ^ Lemaitre B, Nicolas E, Michaut L, Reichhart JM, Hoffmann JA (1996). "The dorsoventral regulatory gene cassette spätzle/Toll/cactus controls the potent antifungal response in Drosophila adults". Cell 86 (6): 973–983. doi:10.1016/S0092-8674(00)80172-5. PMID 8808632.
- ^ Medzhitov R, Preston-Hurlburt P, Janeway CA (1997). "A human homologue of the Drosophila Toll protein signals activation of adaptive immunity". Nature 388 (6640): 394–7. doi:10.1038/41131. PMID 9237759.
- ^ Poltorak, Alexander; et al. (1998). "Defective LPS Signaling in C3H/HeJ and C57BL/10ScCr Mice: Mutations in Tlr4 Gene". Science 282 (5396): 2085–2088. doi:10.1126/science.282.5396.2085. PMID 9851930.
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Toll
Dansk (Danish)
1.
n. - afgift, bompenge, broafgift
v. tr. - opkræve afgift
idioms:
- take its toll kræver sin mand, kræver meget
- toll bridge bro med broafgift
- toll call amerikansk rigssamtale (telefoni)
- toll gate toldbom
- toll road afgiftsbelagt vejstrækning
2.
v. intr. - klokkeslag
v. tr. - ringe med klokken
n. - klokkeslag
Nederlands (Dutch)
luiden, prijs, tol(geld), klokgelui
Français (French)
1.
n. - (gén, Transp) péage, (US, Télécom) taxe d'appel, nombre (de victimes)
v. tr. - acquitter un péage
idioms:
- take its toll faire des ravages (tremblement de terre)
- toll bridge pont à péage
- toll call (US) communication interurbaine
- toll gate barrière de péage
- toll road route à péage
2.
v. intr. - sonner
v. tr. - sonner
n. - (gén) son, glas
Deutsch (German)
1.
n. - Zoll, Tribut
v. - Zoll erheben von
idioms:
- take its toll seinen Tribut fordern
- toll bridge gebührenpflichtige Brücke
- toll call Ferngespräch
- toll gate Zollschranke
- toll road gebührenpflichtige Straße
2.
v. - läuten, schlagen
n. - Glockengeläut, Glockenschlag
Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - διόδια, τέλη διέλευσης, βαρύ τίμημα, φόρος αίματος, πένθιμη κωδωνοκρουσία, (ΗΠΑ) υπεραστικά τηλεφωνικά τέλη
v. - χτυπώ την καμπάνα πένθιμα, σημαίνω την ώρα
idioms:
- take its toll προκαλώ απώλειες, έχω θύματα
- toll bridge γέφυρα με διόδια
- toll call υπεραστικό τηλεφώνημα
- toll gate πύλη διοδίων, διόδια
- toll road οδός μετά διοδίων
Italiano (Italian)
suonare, annunciare, pedaggio, scampanio
idioms:
- take its toll costare
- toll bridge ponte a pedaggio
- toll call telefonata interurbana
- toll gate porta a pedaggio
- toll road strada a pedaggio
Português (Portuguese)
n. - pedágio (m), dobre de sino (m), tarifa (f), imposto (m)
v. - cobrar ou pagar portagem
idioms:
- take its toll fardo (m), carga pesada (f)
- toll bridge ponte com portagem (f)
- toll call ligação interurbana entre cidades próximas (f)
- toll gate barreira de portagem (f)
- toll road estrada com portagem (f)
Русский (Russian)
звонить в колокол, колокольный звон, благовест, похоронный звон, пошлина, плата за пользования дорогой, плата за перевоз груза/фрахта
idioms:
- take its toll причинить ущерб кому/чему-л.
- toll bridge мост с платным проездом
- toll call междугородний телефонный разговор
- toll gate застава, где взимается плата/пошлина
- toll road платный (автомобильный) шоссе
Español (Spanish)
1.
n. - peaje
v. tr. - cobrar o pagar peaje, derecho o tributo
idioms:
- take its toll afectar, provocar pérdida o daño
- toll bridge puente de peaje
- toll call llamada interurbana, conferencia
- toll gate barrera de peaje
- toll road carretera de peaje
2.
v. intr. - doblar, sonar la campana
v. tr. - tocar, tañer, señalar o llamar con toque de campana
n. - toque de campanas, tañido
Svenska (Swedish)
n. - tull, avgift, andel
v. - ta ut tull, tulla, betala tull
中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
1. 通行费, 服务费, 使用费, 长途电话费, 向...征收捐税
idioms:
- take its toll 造成损失或伤害
- toll bridge 收费桥
- toll call 长途电话
- toll gate 收费站, 关卡
- toll road 收费道路
2. 敲, 发出, 鸣报, 召唤, 缓慢而反复地敲响, 钟声, 丧钟声
中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
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n. - 通行費, 服務費, 使用費, 長途電話費
v. tr. - 向...徵收捐稅
idioms:
- take its toll 造成損失或傷害
- toll bridge 收費橋
- toll call 長途電話
- toll gate 收費站, 關卡
- toll road 收費道路
2.
v. tr. - 敲, 發出, 鳴報, 召喚
v. intr. - 緩慢而反復地敲響
n. - 鐘聲, 喪鐘聲
한국어 (Korean)
1.
n. - 도로 사용세, 희생
v. tr. - ~에게 사용료를 부과하다
idioms:
- take its toll ~에 손해를 끼치다, 잃게 하다
2.
v. intr. - (종이 일정한 간격을 두고 천천히) 울리다
v. tr. - (종을) 울려서 알려주다
n. - 종을 울림, 종소리
日本語 (Japanese)
v. - おびき寄せる, まく, 使用料を課する, 誘いに応ずる, 鐘を鳴らす, 知らせる
n. - 鐘の音, 鐘を鳴らすこと, 使用料, 長距離電話料, 使用税徴収権, 遺憾な代価, 犠牲, 租税
idioms:
- take its toll 被害をもたらす
- toll bridge 通行料金を取る橋
- toll call 長距離電話
- toll gate トウルゲート
- toll road 有料道路
العربيه (Arabic)
(الاسم) جزيه, ضريبه, مكس أو رسم على عبور طريق أو جسر (فعل) يقرع ناقوسا, يفرض أو يأخذ رسما
עברית (Hebrew)
n. - מס-דרכים, מס, מס-עגינה, מחיר, קציר-דמים
v. tr. - הטיל מס, גבה כמס
v. intr. - צילצל צלצולים אטיים ואחידים
v. tr. - צילצל, הודיע בצלצול
n. - צלצול
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