noun · neutral
toll
UK/təʊl/US/toʊl/TOLL
Band 5-6speakingtask2
a charge payable for using a bridge or road
Examples
“Drivers must pay a toll to cross the bridge during peak hours.”
“The toll revenue funds maintenance of the highway.”
“Electronic toll collection has reduced waiting times at booths.”
Band 8 sentence
“Introducing dynamic tolling on congested routes can encourage drivers to travel at off-peak times.”
Collocations
- pay a toll
- toll booth
Word family
toll nountollbooth nountollgate noun
Common mistakes
ticket (to mean toll)→toll
tollgate (used when meaning the fee itself)→toll
Say it for a higher band
5charge→6fee→7+toll
Synonyms
fee
Easily confused
fee
“The museum charges an entrance fee, while drivers pay a toll to use the bridge.”
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