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Could you give some more examples of “toll” used with same meaning?

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Rebecca

Yes, I can! Before I do that, however, I think it's really important to give the definition in this context since toll has a couple of meanings. "Toll" in this context, means a total number of deaths or injuries due to a natural disaster or an unfortunate circumstance. It is basically a running count, a tally, number or amount. Here are some examples: Ex: The death toll for the car accident was 10 people. Ex: The hurricane caused a large toll of injuries.

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