untolled
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- adjective
- /ʌnˈtoʊld/
- Many travelers prefer taking untolled highways to avoid extra charges on their journey.
Examples
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Driving along the scenic route, we enjoyed the beauty of the untolled roads without worrying about additional fees.
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It is what you owe to live in this society and take advantage of all that this society offers you, including shiny new trains, millions of miles of untolled roads, clean water, electricity, workplace safety, building standards, police protection, and business services, to name just a few things that we take for granted and some balk at paying for.
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Here, there is an untolled bridge about 3 miles from 520.
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The city plans to expand its network of untolled bridges to improve access for all residents.
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Surface Forms
Morphology
untolled = tolled (transparent) = un + toll + ed
Meaning is directly derived from 'toll' (a fee) with the negative prefix 'un-' and participial '-ed' indicating not subject to a toll.
Etymology
The word untolled is made of un- 'not' and toll 'a fee for using a road or bridge'. So an untolled road or bridge is one you can use without paying.