tollbooth

English - Turkish

Definition of tollbooth in English Turkish dictionary

kulübe

English - English

Definition of tollbooth in English English dictionary

Alternative spelling of toll booth

{n} a market or town house, prison, jail

In Scotland, a burgh jail; hence, any prison, especially a town jail

{i} booth on a road for collecting a tax

To imprison in a tollbooth

a place where you pay to drive on a road, bridge etc

a booth at a tollgate where the toll collector collects tolls

A place where goods are weighed to ascertain the duties or toll

Hyphenation

toll·booth

Turkish pronunciation

tōlbuth

Pronunciation

/ˈtōlˌbo͞oᴛʜ/ /ˈtoʊlˌbuːθ/

Etymology

[ 'tOl-"büth ] (noun.) 14th century. Middle English tolbothe, tollbothe tollbooth, town hall, jail, from tol, toll toll + bothe booth.