bus fare
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1.0
- noun
- /bʌs fɛr/
:
tarifa de autobús
- The bus fare to downtown is only $2.50 during rush hour.
- pay the bus fare
- afford the bus fare
- money for bus fare
That was when I was there, a bus fare for one day, right?
- That was when I was there, a bus fare for one day, right?
Examples
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Listen, could you lend me a pound for some bus fare, please?
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"Do you have bus fare?"
Fiction book (2000) -
Can I give you some bus fare home?
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Eight dollars a day, enough for bus fare and some fish.
Fiction book (1994) -
I'll give you the bus fare home.
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Here, I'll give you some change for bus fare.
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Could you tell me the bus fare to Invercargill?
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All she had was two-fifths of a single bus fare, and it would take two buses to get her to the studio.
Fiction book (1994) -
Participants were paid a $25 cash incentive plus round-trip bus fare.
Academic text (2008) -
By the end of the evening, I knew he'd barely have bus fare back to Ellensburg.
Fiction book (1997)
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Morphology
The meaning 'the amount of money paid for a ride on a bus or streetcar' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'bus' (a vehicle on fixed public routes) with 'fare' (the monetary charge for a trip). This compositional noun phrase follows common cross-linguistic patterns, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily understand it.
Etymology
Bus fare comes from combining bus and fare, where fare has long meant the money you pay to travel. Imagine dropping coins into the driver's box to get on the vehicle—so bus fare means 'the money paid for a bus ride'.