tollgate
Highway payment point
A tollgate is a barrier across a road where travelers must pay a fee before proceeding.
Historically these were physical gates at bridges, turnpikes, or town entrances; modern tollgates are often automated stations on highways.
In business contexts, tollgate refers to a checkpoint in a process where approval is required before moving forward: Each phase of the project has a tollgate review with stakeholders.
Transport payment
- chargeCost or accusation
- feePayment for service
- levyCompulsory government charge
- tariffTax on traded goods
duty · booth · collector · cash · change · token · receipt · transaction
Fee-charging highway
- expresswayLimited-access highway
- motorwayHigh-speed divided highway
- freewayHighway without tolls
- interstateBetween political regions
pike · thruway · exit · ramp · lane · traffic · commute · congestion
Loud deep sound
- barricadeObstacle blocking a path
- roadblockObstruction across a road
- blockadeSealing off a place
- turnpikeFee-charging highway
obstruction · checkpoint · stop · cordon · restriction · hurdle · impediment · obstacle
Notable event marking progress
- deliverableRequired project result
- approvalFavorable opinion given
- reviewCritical written assessment
- sign-offFormal ending gesture
decision point · deadline · benchmark · threshold · prerequisite · release
fare
Transport payment
tariff · duty · booth · collector · cash · change · token · receipt · transaction · revenue
turnpike
Fee-charging highway
- expresswayLimited-access highway
- motorwayHigh-speed divided highway
- freewayHighway without tolls
interstate · pike · thruway · exit · ramp · lane · traffic · commute · congestion · travel
boom
Loud deep sound
turnpike · obstruction · checkpoint · stop · cordon · restriction · hurdle · impediment · obstacle · crossing
milestone
Notable event marking progress
- deliverableRequired project result
- approvalFavorable opinion given
- reviewCritical written assessment
sign-off · decision point · deadline · benchmark · threshold · prerequisite · release
E-ZPass
Automatic toll payment device
- transponderSignal-activated transmitter
- RFIDWireless identification via electromagnetic fields
- automatedOperating without human control
contactless · prepaid · smartcard · sensor · scanner · gantry · tag · reader
- gatesgatehouse, gatepost, floodgate, portcullis, lychgate
- toll plazaE-ZPass, transponder
- boundariesboundary, boundary line, borders, border, edges
tollgatefree passage
Unhindered right to travel
open road · freeway · public road · open highway · free entry