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tollbooth

/ˈtoʊlˌbuːθ/

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noun

كشك تحصيل الرسوم

A booth on a toll road or toll bridge where the toll is collected.

Examples :

"The driver slowed down as she approached the tollbooth and handed the attendant the money. "

أبطأت السائقة سرعتها وهي تقترب من كشك تحصيل الرسوم وسلمت النقود للموظف.

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noun

مبنى البلدية الاسكتلندية، مكتب الرسوم

(In this sense usually spelt tolbooth) The traditional municipal building of a Scottish town or burgh, usually including a meeting-hall, court, prison and (eponymically) a place for the receipt of taxes, duties and fines.

Examples :

"The old tolbooth in the center of town, now a museum, once housed both the jail and the office where people paid their taxes. "

كان مبنى البلدية القديم في وسط المدينة، وهو الآن متحف، يضم في السابق السجن والمكتب الذي يدفع فيه الناس ضرائبهم.

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