tollgate

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
9
Words With Friends
12
Letters
8

Definition of tollgate

4 senses · 3 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. A barrier across a toll road or toll bridge that is lifted when the toll is paid
    “Colonel George Rice Trevor testified that the Rebeccas attacked poor-houses as well as tollgates.”
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noun

  1. A barrier across a toll road or toll bridge that is lifted when the toll is paid
    “Colonel George Rice Trevor testified that the Rebeccas attacked poor-houses as well as tollgates.”

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.

name

  1. A purok in the sitio of Camp 6, barangay of Camp Four, Tuba, Benguet, Philippines.
    “In a concerted effort to enhance environmental sustainability and community engagement, a successful tree planting event was conducted at the Tollgate area in Camp 6. [...] Overall, the tree planting activity at Tollgate, Camp 6, was a significant stride towards ecological sustainability and community solidarity.”
    “A portion of Kennon Road near the Upper Tollgate, Camp 6, Tuba, Benguet, is currently NOT PASSABLE following a landslide and rockslide triggered by the continuous rains brought by Emong.”

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Etymology

From toll + gate.

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