1. Droit qui doivent payer les personnes qui souhaitent emprunter certains ponts ou certaines autoroutes. Autoroute ŕ péage.
2. L'endroit oů ce droit est perçu. Les gendarmes sont toujours au péage.
ETYM Old Eng. tol, AS. toll; akin to OS. and Dutch tol, German zoll, Old High Germ. zol, Icel. tollr, Swed. tull, Dan. told, and also to Eng. tale; -- originally, that which is counted out in payment. Related to Tale number.
A fee levied for the use of roads or bridges (used for maintenance).
A booth at a tollgate where the toll collector collects tolls; SYN. tolbooth, tollhouse.
A gate or bar across a toll bridge or toll road which is lifted when the toll is paid; SYN. tollbar.