What is another word for tolls?

Pronunciation: [tˈə͡ʊlz] (IPA)

Tolls are fees that are charged for using a particular road, bridge, or tunnel. There are various synonyms that can be used to refer to these fees. One common synonym is "fare," which is often used in reference to using public transportation services. "Tollway" and "turnpike" are also synonyms for tolls, as they are commonly used to refer to roads or highways on which tolls are charged. Other synonyms for tolls include "fee," "levy," and "charge." Regardless of which synonym is used, the concept remains the same - these fees must be paid in order to use certain infrastructure and transportation services.

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Usage examples for Tolls

He always liked to drive his sheep along it-first, because it saved the turnpike tolls; secondly, because they could graze on the short herbage and rest under the shade of the thick bushes.
"Wild Life in a Southern County"
Richard Jefferies
The gipsies, in passing through the country, choose the by-ways and lanes; they thus avoid the tolls, have a chance of poaching, and find waste places to camp in, though possibly something of the true nomadic instinct may urge them to leave the beaten tracks and wander over lonely regions.
"Wild Life in a Southern County"
Richard Jefferies
He rings the bell merrily for Christmas festival, and tolls it sadly for the departed.
"Around The Tea-Table"
T. De Witt Talmage

Famous quotes with Tolls

  • Any man's death diminishes me, because I am involved in Mankind; And therefore never send to know for whom the bell tolls; it tolls for thee.
    John Donne
  • I'm a promoter of the people for the people and by the people and my magic lies in my people ties. I'm a promoter of America. I'm American people. You know what I mean? So therefore, uh, do not send for who the bell tolls 'cause the bell tolls for thee.
    Don King
  • When the wedding march sounds the resolute approach, the clock no longer ticks, it tolls the hour. The figures in the aisle are no longer individuals, they symbolize the human race.
    Anne Morrow Lindbergh
  • The bell that tolls for all in boxing belongs to a cash register.
    Bob Verdi
  • Perchance, he for whom this bell tolls may be so ill, as that he knows not it tolls for him...
    John Donne

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