Tollbooth
(noun)
A small building or stand located at a toll gate or other location where a fee is collected for the use of a road or bridge.
Origin:
Derived from the word "toll" which means a fee collected for the use of a road or bridge and "booth" which means a small building or stand.
Examples:
- The cars lined up at the tollbooth, waiting to pay the fee to cross the bridge.
- He pulled up to the tollbooth and handed the attendant his money.
- The tollbooth operator collected the fee from each car as it passed through.
- The new electronic tollbooths made it quicker and easier for drivers to pay the fee.
- She was stuck in traffic at the tollbooth for almost an hour.