Meanings
custom (duty collected at the borders)
customs (authority collecting that duty)
figurativetoll (sacrifice or victims associated with a decision or condition)
seinen Zoll fordernto take one's toll
2 more meanings
Noun
inch (unit of length equal to 2.54 centimeters)
historicalany of a number of historical German units of length generally ranging between about 2 and 3 centimeters
Examples
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Er ist drei Zoll größer als ich.He's three inches taller than me.
Das Paket wurde vom Zoll beschlagnahmt.The package was seized by customs.