tollgate

== English == === Etymology === From toll +‎ gate. === Noun === tollgate (plural tollgates) A barrier across a toll road or toll bridge that is lifted when the toll is paid Synonyms: tollbar, toll barrier ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Verb === tollgate (third-person singular simple present tollgates, present participle tollgating, simple past and past participle tollgated) (transitive) 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. ==== See also ==== (spit proceeds corruptly): kick back (verb)