1toll 
/ˈtoʊl/ noun
plural tolls /ˈtoʊl/ noun [count] 1 a : an amount of money that you are required to pay for the use of a road or bridge
▪ We had to stop to pay the toll. ▪ a toll road/bridge [=a road/bridge that you can use only if you pay a toll]
b chiefly US : an amount of money paid for a long-distance telephone call — see also toll call, toll-free 2 : the number of people who are killed or injured in an accident, disaster, war, etc. — usually singular ▪ The full/final toll of the disaster is not yet known. — see also death toll
▪ We had to stop to pay the toll. ▪ a toll road/bridge [=a road/bridge that you can use only if you pay a toll]
b chiefly US : an amount of money paid for a long-distance telephone call — see also toll call, toll-free
take a toll or take its toll
: to have a serious, bad effect on someone or something : to cause harm or damage
▪ If you keep working so hard, the stress will eventually take its toll. [=your health will be harmed] — often + on ▪ The stress will take its toll on you. ▪ Too much sunlight can take a (heavy) toll on your skin. [=can harm your skin] ▪ Her illness has taken a toll on her marriage.
▪ If you keep working so hard, the stress will eventually take its toll. [=your health will be harmed] — often + on ▪ The stress will take its toll on you. ▪ Too much sunlight can take a (heavy) toll on your skin. [=can harm your skin] ▪ Her illness has taken a toll on her marriage.
— compare 3toll
