German Conversation · Level 90
60 words
German word
Maut
Pronunciation
IPA/maʊ̯t/
Meaning
- feminine nountoll
Example
Auf dieser Strecke muss man die Maut zahlen.
You have to pay the toll on this stretch of road.
More examples
An der nächsten Mautstelle zahlt man die Maut bar oder elektronisch.
At the next toll station, you pay the toll in cash or electronically.
Core concept
A vehicle reaches a marked road or bridge passage where payment is required before continuing.
Common phrases
die Maut bezahlen
pay the toll
auf dieser Strecke fällt Maut an
There is a toll on this stretch
eine Maut entrichten
pay a toll
Similar words
Vignette: A prepaid motorway permit valid for a specified period.
Gebühr: A payment charged for an official procedure or a service.
Mautstelle: A place on a road where drivers stop and pay the required toll.
Mautpflicht: A legal requirement to pay for using certain roads with certain vehicles.
Definition in German
Preis für die Nutzung einer mautpflichtigen Straße oder eines mautpflichtigen Bauwerks.
Word origin
German Maut comes through Middle High German mūte and Old High German mūta from Medieval Latin muta, meaning a customs duty.
Usage tips
- Maut is feminine, so the standard form is die Maut; its plural is Mauten when more than one toll is meant.
Opposites
- Mautbefreiungexemption from tollsnoun
- Mautfreiheitfreedom from tollsnoun
Related words
- mautpflichtigsubject to a tolladjective
- Mautstelletoll stationnoun
- Mautgebührtoll feenoun