toll

Noun

• the sound of a bell being struck
  • saved by the bell
    
  • she heard the distant toll of church bells
    

• value measured by what must be given or done or undergone to obtain something
  • the cost in human life was enormous
    
  • the price of success is hard work
    
  • what price glory?
    

• a fee levied for the use of roads or bridges (used for maintenance)

Verb

• charge a fee for using
  • Toll the bridges into New York City
    

• ring slowly
  • For whom the bell tolls
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  bell , price , cost