Tollroad
/ˈtoʊl ˌroʊd/noun
A road on which drivers must pay a fee to use it.
Did you know?The “toll” in tollroad comes from an Old English word for a fee or tax, while “road” goes back to a word meaning a mounted raid or journey, so the phrase quietly fuses payment with movement.
Etymological Timeline
Old English
OE
toll
“a tax, duty, or charge for passage or trade”
Old English
OE
rād
“a riding, journey, or mounted expedition”
Middle English
ME
tolle rode
“a road or way where a fee was charged for passage”
Modern English
English
toll road
“a road requiring payment for use”