| 单词 | bridge money |
| 释义 | > as lemmasbridge money bridge money n. (a) a toll paid to cross a bridge (now chiefly historical); (b) money collected or allocated for the maintenance and repair of a bridge or bridges.Cf. pontage n., bridge silver n. [Compare Old Frisian bregjeld , Dutch bruggegelt (Dutch bruggelt ), Middle Low German brüggegelt , German Brückengeld , †Brückgeld (14th cent.). Compare earlier bridge silver n.] ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > fees and taxes > impost, due, or tax > dues or tolls for upkeep or maintenance > [noun] bridge-boteOE bridge silverc1254 parkbotea1315 fosse-silver?a1325 pontagea1325 murage1424 pavagec1450 bridge money1482 fox-hen1528 jail money1600 water-corn1600 beaconage1607 castle-bote1628 burgh-bote1647 barbicanage1691 highway rate1697 fossage1757 mint duties1782 1482 W. Cely Let. 13 Aug. in Cely Lett. (1975) 166 I hawe delyuerd Joysse v s. x d. Fl. ffor al maner costys here, as hallff passage and brege money. 1668 I. Basire Sacriledge arraigned by St Paul viii. 138 The Aggravations by servile Taxes, never heard of before, now of late laid upon the Clergy, such as Bridge-money, Roague-money, and the like. 1714 E. Freke Remembrances (2001) 161 Carting the reed with twenty carts att six shillings a day cost me six pound; and the bridge mony and drink ther cost me fiffteen shillings. 1826 Jrnls. House of Lords 58 366/1 It appears impossible to estimate the direct Taxes imposed on the Land in the Shape of Road, and Bridge Money. 2018 East Bay (Calif.) Times (Nexis) 15 Sept. Measure T would also provide..$20 million for bridge repairs... Mayor Sam Liccardo said the city can leverage the bridge money into another $80 million from available state and federal sources. < as lemmas |
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