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tollbooth

/ˈtoʊlˌbuːθ/

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noun

料金所

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. "

運転手は料金所に近づくと速度を落とし、係員にお金を渡しました。

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noun

スコットランドのタウンホール、料金所

(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. "

現在博物館となっている町の中心部にある古いスコットランドのタウンホールには、かつて刑務所と人々が税金を支払っていた事務所の両方が入っていました。

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