tollgate

Meaning

Noun

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

Verb

1. (transitive) 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.

Synonyms

tollbar

toll booth

customs post

Translations

casello

barrera de peaje

Mautschlagbaum

Mautstelle

Schlagbaum

Mautstation

πύλη πληρωμής διοδίων

péage

بوابة الخروج

cabine de péage

barriera

pedaggio

tolhek

barreira de pedágio

Etymology

From toll + gate.