Definition: value measured by what must be given or done or undergone to obtain something
Usage: the cost in human life was enormous; the price of success is hard work; what price glory?
Similar words: value
Definition: the quality (positive or negative) that renders something desirable or valuable
Usage: the Shakespearean Shylock is of dubious value in the modern world
Definition: the sound of a bell being struck
Usage: saved by the bell; she heard the distant toll of church bells
Similar words: sound
Definition: the sudden occurrence of an audible event
Usage: the sound awakened them
Synonyms: toll
Definition: a fee levied for the use of roads or bridges (used for maintenance)
Similar words: fee
Definition: a fixed charge for a privilege or for professional services
Synonyms: toll
Definition: ring slowly
Usage: For whom the bell tolls
Definition: make (bells) ring, often for the purposes of musical edification
Usage: Ring the bells; My uncle rings every Sunday at the local church
Synonyms: toll
Definition: charge a fee for using
Usage: Toll the bridges into New York City