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A fee that must be paid for using certain transport routes such as highways, bridges, or tunnels.
Für die Fahrt durch Österreich mussten wir an der Grenze eine Maut bezahlen.
For the drive through Austria, we had to pay a toll at the border.
'Maut' (toll) is the basis for several useful words. 'Mautpflichtig' means that you have to pay. The 'Mautstelle' is the place where you pay, and the 'Mautgebühr' is the amount.
Diese Autobahn ist auf der gesamten Länge mautpflichtig.
This highway is subject to tolls along its entire length.
In connection with 'Maut' (toll), the verbs 'bezahlen' (to pay) or 'entrichten' (to pay, more formal) are usually used. When an authority requires the fee, it 'erhebt' eine Maut (levies a toll).
Der Staat erhebt eine Maut für alle Lastwagen über 3,5 Tonnen.
The state levies a toll on all trucks over 3.5 tons.
The word 'Maut' (toll) is often specified to show who or what is affected. Common examples are 'Lkw-Maut' (truck toll) for trucks or 'Pkw-Maut' (car toll) for cars.
Die Einführung der Lkw-Maut hat zu vielen Diskussionen geführt.
The introduction of the truck toll led to many discussions.
customs duty / customs / inch
'der Zoll' and 'die Maut' are both amounts of money that you have to pay in certain situations. But they are paid for different things. 'Zoll' concerns goods at a border, for example when you import something from another country. You pay 'Maut' for using transport routes, such as highways, bridges, or tunnels. The words can be confused because both often occur in the context of travel or transport. Remember: for goods at the border, you say 'Zoll'; for roads, bridges, or tunnels, you say 'Maut'.
Auf der Fahrt nach Italien mussten wir mehrmals Maut bezahlen.
On the drive to Italy, we had to pay tolls several times.
Am Flughafen fragte der Beamte, ob wir Waren beim Zoll anmelden müssen.
At the airport, the officer asked whether we had to declare goods to customs.