What Is a Tollbooth Used for?

A tollbooth (or toll booth) is a booth placed along a toll road, often in a toll plaza, that collects a toll.

What is the purpose of a tollbooth?

Attendants take money from drivers at toll booths. A toll booth is a small structure on some highways and bridges used to collect fees to drive over it. This is called a toll road or bridge.

What was a tollbooth?

: a booth (as on a highway or bridge) where tolls are paid.