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toll road

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. turnpike, toll roadnoun

    an expressway on which tolls are collected

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  1. toll roadnoun

    a road, for the use of which a toll must be paid; a turnpike

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  1. Toll road

    A toll road, also known as a turnpike or tollway, is a public or private road (almost always a controlled-access highway in the present day) for which a fee (or toll) is assessed for passage. It is a form of road pricing typically implemented to help recoup the costs of road construction and maintenance. Toll roads have existed in some form since antiquity, with tolls levied on passing travelers on foot, wagon, or horseback; a practice that continued with the automobile, and many modern tollways charge fees for motor vehicles exclusively. The amount of the toll usually varies by vehicle type, weight, or number of axles, with freight trucks often charged higher rates than cars. Tolls are often collected at toll plazas, toll booths, toll houses, toll stations, toll bars, toll barriers, or toll gates. Some toll collection points are automatic, and the user deposits money in a machine which opens the gate once the correct toll has been paid. To cut costs and minimise time delay, many tolls are collected with electronic toll collection equipment which automatically communicates with a toll payer's transponder or uses automatic number-plate recognition to charge drivers by debiting their accounts. Criticisms of toll roads include the time taken to stop and pay the toll, and the cost of the toll booth operators—up to about one-third of revenue in some cases. Automated toll-paying systems help minimise both of these. Others object to paying "twice" for the same road: in fuel taxes and in tolls. In addition to toll roads, toll bridges and toll tunnels are also used by public authorities to generate funds to repay the cost of building the structures. Some tolls are set aside to pay for future maintenance or enhancement of infrastructure, or are applied as a general fund by local governments, not being earmarked for transport facilities. This is sometimes limited or prohibited by central government legislation. Also, road congestion pricing schemes have been implemented in a limited number of urban areas as a transportation demand management tool to try to reduce traffic congestion and air pollution.

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  1. toll road

    A toll road is a public or private road for which a fee, or toll, is assessed for passage. It is a form of road pricing typically implemented to help fund infrastructure projects, maintenance, or to reduce traffic congestion. The toll amount can depend on several factors such as the vehicle's size, weight or distance traveled. These roads are also known as turnpikes, tollways, or express toll routes.

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  1. Toll road

    A toll road, also known as a turnpike or tollway, is a public or private roadway for which a fee is assessed for passage. It is a form of road pricing typically implemented to help recuperate the cost of road construction and maintenance, which amounts to a form of taxation. Toll roads in some form have existed since antiquity, collecting their fees from passing travelers on foot, wagon or horseback; but their prominence increased with the rise of the automobile, and modern tollways asses their fees of motor vehicles exclusively. The amount of the toll usually varies by vehicle type, weight, or number of axles, with freight trucks often charged higher rates than cars. It is collected at toll-collection points known as toll booths, houses, plazas, stations, bars or gates. Some toll-collection points are unmanned and the user deposits money in a receptacle which measures the amount and allows passage or entry if sufficient. To cut cost and minimize time delay many tolls today are collected with some form of automatic or electronic toll collection utilizing some sort of electronic communication from a toll payer's transponder and the toll collection system. Toll booths are usually still required for the occasional users who have not obtained a transponder—yet. The tolls are often prepaid or collected "automatically" from an affiliated credit card service. Some toll roads have "automated" toll enforcement systems that take photos of drivers and their license plates for people who do not pay the tolls—these non-payers typically get the toll bill along with a fine.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of toll road in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of toll road in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of toll road in a Sentence

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    The CLEAR lane from our perspective is not unlike that toll road that anyone has an opportunity to use.

  2. Wells Fargo:

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  3. Cressida Hogg:

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