tollbooth

[ tohl-booth, -booth ]
/ ˈtoʊlˌbuθ, -ˌbuð /

noun, plural toll·booths [tohl-booth z, -booths] /ˈtoʊlˌbuðz, -ˌbuθs/.

a booth, as at a bridge or the entrance to a toll road, where a toll is collected.
Chiefly Scot. tolbooth.

Origin of tollbooth

First recorded in 1300–50, tollbooth is from the Middle English word tolbothe. See toll1, booth

Words nearby tollbooth

toll road, toll thorough, toll traverse, toll-free, tollage, tollbooth, toller, tollgate, tollgatherer, tollhouse, tollhouse cookie

Definition for tollbooth (2 of 2)

tolbooth

or toll·booth

[ tohl-booth, -booth ]
/ ˈtoʊlˌbuθ, -ˌbuð /

noun, plural tol·booths [tohl-booth z, -booths] /ˈtoʊlˌbuðz, -ˌbuθs/. Chiefly Scot.

a town jail.
a town hall or guild hall, especially a place where tolls are paid.

Origin of tolbooth

Middle English word dating back to 1300–50; see origin at tollbooth

Example sentences from the Web for tollbooth

  • But Willie went wrong—and from bad to worse; but now he is in the tollbooth at Aberdeen, as you have heard.

    Allison Bain |Margaret Murray Robertson

  • But I will give you the name of the man who used to go to the tollbooth on Sunday afternoons.

    Allison Bain |Margaret Murray Robertson

British Dictionary definitions for tollbooth (1 of 2)

tollbooth

tolbooth

/ (ˈtəʊlˌbuːθ, -ˌbuːð, ˈtɒl-) /

noun

a booth or kiosk at which a toll is collected

British Dictionary definitions for tollbooth (2 of 2)

tolbooth
/ (ˈtəʊlˌbuːθ, -ˌbuːð, ˈtɒl-) /

noun

mainly Scot a town hall
a variant spelling of tollbooth