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to|ken|ism /toʊ kən I zəm/ N‑UNCOUNT If you refer to an action as tokenism , you disapprove of it because you think it is just done for effect, in order to show a particular intention or to impress a particular type of person. [DISAPPROVAL ] □  Is his promotion evidence of the minorities' advance, or mere tokenism?

told /toʊ ld/

1Told is the past tense and past participle of tell .

2 PHRASE You can use all told to introduce or follow a summary, general statement, or total. □  All told there were 104 people on the payroll.

tol|er|able /tɒ lərəb ^ə l/

1 ADJ If you describe something as tolerable , you mean that you can bear it, even though it is unpleasant or painful. □  He described their living conditions as tolerable. ●  tol|er|ably /tɒ lərəbli/ ADV [usu ADV adj/adv, oft ADV after v] □  Their captors treated them tolerably well. □  …tolerably hot water.

2 ADJ If you describe something as tolerable , you mean that it is fairly good and reasonably satisfactory, but not of the highest quality or standard. [FORMAL ] □  He fell asleep just past midnight with tolerable ease. ●  tol|er|ably ADV □  He can see tolerably well and he can read.

tol|er|ance /tɒ lərəns/ (tolerances )

1 N‑UNCOUNT Tolerance is the quality of allowing other people to say and do as they like, even if you do not agree or approve of it. [APPROVAL ] □ [+ of ] …his tolerance and understanding of diverse human nature.

2 N‑UNCOUNT [n N ] Tolerance is the ability to bear something painful or unpleasant. □  There is lowered pain tolerance, lowered resistance to infection. □ [+ of ] …a low tolerance of errors.

3 N‑VAR If someone or something has a tolerance to a substance, they are exposed to it so often that it does not have very much effect on them. □ [+ to ] People can develop tolerances to allergens.

tol|er|ant /tɒ lərənt/

1 ADJ If you describe someone as tolerant , you approve of the fact that they allow other people to say and do as they like, even if they do not agree with or like it. [APPROVAL ] □ [+ of ] They need to be tolerant of different points of view. ●  tol|er|ant|ly ADV [ADV with v] □  She had listened tolerantly to his jumbled account.

2 ADJ If a plant, animal, or machine is tolerant of particular conditions or types of treatment, it is able to bear them without being damaged or hurt. □ [+ of ] …plants which are more tolerant of dry conditions.

tol|er|ate /tɒ ləre I t/ (tolerates , tolerating , tolerated )

1 VERB If you tolerate a situation or person, you accept them although you do not particularly like them. □ [V n] She can no longer tolerate the position that she's in.

2 VERB If you can tolerate something unpleasant or painful, you are able to bear it. □ [V n] The ability to tolerate pain varies from person to person.

toll /toʊ l/ (tolls , tolling , tolled )

1 VERB When a bell tolls or when someone tolls it, it rings slowly and repeatedly, often as a sign that someone has died. □ [V ] Church bells tolled and black flags fluttered. □ [V n] The pilgrims tolled the bell.

2 N‑COUNT A toll is a small sum of money that you have to pay in order to use a particular bridge or road.

3 N‑COUNT [N n] A toll road or toll bridge is a road or bridge where you have to pay in order to use it.

4 N‑COUNT [usu sing] A toll is a total number of deaths, accidents, or disasters that occur in a particular period of time. [JOURNALISM ] □  There are fears that the casualty toll may be higher.

5 → see also death toll

6 PHRASE If you say that something takes its toll or takes a heavy toll , you mean that it has a bad effect or causes a lot of suffering. □ [+ on ] Winter takes its toll on your health.