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:

  1. The cars lined up at the tollbooth, waiting to pay the fee to cross the bridge.
  2. He pulled up to the tollbooth and handed the attendant his money.
  3. The tollbooth operator collected the fee from each car as it passed through.
  4. The new electronic tollbooths made it quicker and easier for drivers to pay the fee.
  5. She was stuck in traffic at the tollbooth for almost an hour.
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