a charge or fee collected for using a road, bridge, or waterway; or the number of deaths or damages resulting from a disaster.
From Old English 'toll,' borrowed from Latin 'toloneum' (tax office). Originally meant a tax collected by authorities, evolved to mean fees for passage and casualty counts.
Toll roads are making a comeback through public-private partnerships, and they're becoming smartphones-enabled with license plate readers replacing tollbooths—the way we pay for roads is being reinvented in real time.
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