tollgate

Plural: tollgates

Noun

• A gate or barrier where a toll is charged.
• a gate or bar across a toll bridge or toll road which is lifted when the toll is paid
• A barrier across a toll road or toll bridge that is lifted when the toll is paid

Verb

• To furnish (a road) with a tollgate.
• To perpetrate a form of corruption in which the recipient of a government contract must donate part of its value to the government.

Examples

• His opponent cleverly set up a TOLLGATE, forcing him to pay a high letter penalty to pass.

Synonyms

tollbar