toll

noun [U] (SUFFERING)

/toʊl/

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› a high degree of suffering or damage: In addition to the physical destruction caused by the flooding, the emotional toll on its victims was immense.

(Definition of toll noun (SUFFERING) from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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tolerant adjective (ABLE TO BEAR)
tolerant adjective (WILLING TO ACCEPT)
tolerate verb (ACCEPT)
tolerate verb (BEAR)
toll noun (MONEY)
toll noun (SUFFERING)
toll verb (RING)
toll-free adjective
tollbooth noun
tomahawk noun
tomato noun

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