Collocation Dictionary
Common collocations with toll in American Collocation
toll
noun
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What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
US
/toʊl/
appalling
devastating
dreadful
enormous
grim
heavy
high
horrific
huge
terrible
In an effort to reduce the devastating toll of heart disease, new guidelines have been released for doctors treating people at risk from heart disease.
accident
casualty
death
injury
The US death toll rose to 24 after two marines were killed by a home-made bomb.
result in a toll
exact
inflict
result in
Deaths from occupational causes inflict a greater toll on men than on women.
reduce the toll
lower
reduce
The way to reduce this toll is to change attitudes before an accident occurs.
increase the toll
add to
increase
Months of fighting between rival rebel factions has added to the toll of the dead and displaced.