| 单词 | bridge toll |
| 释义 | > as lemmasbridge toll bridge toll n. a charge paid to cross a bridge; the revenue collected from this.In quot. 1798 perhaps: a tax paid for the maintenance and repair of a bridge: cf. bridge money n. [Compare Middle Low German brüggetoln , Middle High German bruckenzol (German Brückenzoll ); compare earlier bridge silver n.] ΚΠ 1646 J. Lilburne tr. Charter Henry II in Charters of London 20 That all of them be free and discharged of Bridge-toll, and Childewite, and of Ieresgreene, and of Scotale. 1798 Monthly Mag. 6 395 Mr. Rogers, renter of the bridge-tolls [at Worcester]. 1918 Traffic World 27 Apr. 903/1 There shall be included in such aggregate freight revenue..terminal allowances, bridge tolls, lighterage, insurance and other arbitraries. 2007 Herald (Glasgow) (Nexis) 22 June 15 [The] SNP believes in big government. Its early manifesto-pledge redemptions..[include] cancelling bridge tolls, reversing unpopular hospital closures, extending free nursery entitlement. < as lemmas |
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