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tollgate.

A barrier across a toll road or toll bridge that is lifted when the toll is paid

8 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun

A barrier across a toll road or toll bridge that is lifted when the toll is paid

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-West Germanic *toll Proto-Germanic *tullazder.? Proto-West Germanic *tolnu Old English toll ▲ Proto-West Germanic *tolnu Old English toln Middle English toll English toll Proto-Germanic *gatą Proto-West Germanic *gat Old English ġeat Middle English gate English gate English tollgate From toll + gate.

verb

To furnish (a road) with a tollgate.
transitive
To perpetrate a form of corruption in which the recipient of a government contract must donate part of its value to the government.

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