toll·booth

[tohl-booth, -booth]
noun, plural toll·booths [-boothz, -booths] .
1.
a booth, as at a bridge or the entrance to a toll road, where a toll is collected.
2.
Chiefly Scot. tolbooth.

Origin:
1300–50; Middle English tolbothe. See toll1, booth

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tollbooth or tolbooth (ˈtəʊlˌbuːθ, -ˌbuːð, ˈtɒl-, ˈtəʊlˌbuːθ, -ˌbuːð, ˈtɒl-) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
a booth or kiosk at which a toll is collected
 
tolbooth or tolbooth
 
n

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Tollbooth is always a great word to know.
So is ort. Does it mean:
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
Example sentences
If you are disabled and have special needs, let us know at the tollbooth as you
  pay your fare.
Once at the tollbooth, the customer surrenders the slip to the seller and buys
  their ticket.
Sales and fare collection occur at tollbooth main window, no transactions
  through back window.
Remain in the extreme right lane leading to the tollbooth.
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