tollgate

Plural: tollgates

Noun

• 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.

Synonyms

tollbar