Phrase guide

toll booth

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A booth on a toll road or toll bridge where the toll is collected.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: toll shop

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English tolboth.

Across languages

Translations

20 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Asturian: pealgu — a booth on a toll road or toll bridge where the toll is collected
  • Bulgarian: пункт за събиране на пътни такси (punkt za sǎbirane na pǎtni taksi) — a booth on a toll road or toll bridge where the toll is collected
  • Chinese Mandarin: 收費站 /收费站 (shōufèizhàn) — a booth on a toll road or toll bridge where the toll is collected
  • Dutch: tolhuis — a booth on a toll road or toll bridge where the toll is collected
  • Finnish: maksukoppi — a booth on a toll road or toll bridge where the toll is collected
  • French: cabine de péage — a booth on a toll road or toll bridge where the toll is collected
  • French: péage — a booth on a toll road or toll bridge where the toll is collected
  • Galician: peaxe — a booth on a toll road or toll bridge where the toll is collected
  • German: Mauthäuschen — a booth on a toll road or toll bridge where the toll is collected
  • Greek: διόδια (diódia) — a booth on a toll road or toll bridge where the toll is collected
  • Italian: casello — a booth on a toll road or toll bridge where the toll is collected
  • Japanese: 料金所 (ryōkinjo) — a booth on a toll road or toll bridge where the toll is collected
  • Korean: 요금소 (yogeumso) — a booth on a toll road or toll bridge where the toll is collected
  • Latin: telōnium — a booth on a toll road or toll bridge where the toll is collected
  • Moore: sor ligd yaoob zĩiga — a booth on a toll road or toll bridge where the toll is collected
  • Polish: punkt poboru opłat — a booth on a toll road or toll bridge where the toll is collected
  • Polish: bramka — a booth on a toll road or toll bridge where the toll is collected
  • Russian: пункт взима́ния пла́ты (punkt vzimánija pláty) — a booth on a toll road or toll bridge where the toll is collected
  • Spanish: caseta de cobro — a booth on a toll road or toll bridge where the toll is collected
  • Vietnamese: trạm thu phí — a booth on a toll road or toll bridge where the toll is collected