TOLL

The word 'toll' has several meanings.

★ In the context of 'transportation':

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★ toll road, toll bridge, and toll tunnel;

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★ Toll Holdings, in Australian transport;

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★ Toll Collect, in Germany;

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★ Toll NZ, in New Zealand;

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★ Electronic toll collection, high occupancy toll, shadow toll, toll revenue bond, and shunpiking.

★ Toll (gene) and toll-like receptor, in genetics.

★ Tolling (law), a doctrine which allows for the pausing or delaying of the running of the limitation period set forth by a statute of limitations.

★ Toll (telecommunications), refers to connection charges, for instance note trunk vs toll charging and toll-free telephone numbers.

★ Toll switching trunk.

★ Toll House, a brand of Nestlé, S.A.

★ Johan Christopher Toll (1743–1817), a Swedish statesman and soldier.

★ Toll is German for "great".

★ Sometimes used as a synonym for Tariff.