English Explanatory Dictionary

tollgate

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A barrier across a toll road or toll bridge that is lifted when the toll is paid
verb
  1. To furnish (a road) with a tollgate.
  2. To perpetrate a form of corruption in which the recipient of a government contract must donate part of its value to the government.
name
  1. A purok in the sitio of Camp 6, barangay of Camp Four, Tuba, Benguet, Philippines.

Word forms

tollgate tollgates tollgating tollgated

Etymology

From toll + gate.

Synonyms

tollbar toll barrier

Related words

toll booth toll-collector tollhouse tolltaker kick back
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