toll

/təʊl/ noun

Translation

MONEY [C] › money that you pay to use a bridge, road, etc

(köprü, yol vb.) geçiş/giriş ücreti

1689403

NUMBER [no plural] › the number of people who are killed or injured

(yaralı, ölü) sayı, adet

456

take its toll › to have a bad effect on someone or something, especially over a long period of time

hasara sebep olmak, kayıp verdirmek; etkisini göstermek; kendini belli etmek

The stress was starting to take its toll on him.1973

→ See also death toll

(Definition of toll noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

to do something that spoils someone's plans

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