fare
- noun
- /fɛr/
- Sometimes a fare will get in my cab, then ask to be let out a block later.
She got a fare and and she's like I, you know, and if hey, he didn't, he didn't touch me, fed him.
- She got a fare and and she's like I, you know, and if hey, he didn't, he didn't touch me, fed him.
Examples
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As Aunt Vivienne paid our fare, the driver gave her a hard look.
Fiction book (2002) -
And I picked up the fare.
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Baby, you got some cab fare for them?
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You can forget about the taxi fare.
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Customers love the convenience, and drivers can find guaranteed fares to fill downtime.
Blog text (16) -
On an average ten-hour shift, I would drive about 100 to 150 miles and carry dozens of fares.
Fiction book (2002) -
We paid our fares.
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The taxi driver charged her a reasonable fare for the ride to the airport.
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He had just enough money to cover his bus fare to the city center.
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After a long day, she was grateful that her friend paid the fare for their ride home.
Synonyms
A person who pays to ride a bus or train
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Etymology
Fare originally comes from an old word meaning 'to go', the same idea behind farewell, so a fare began as someone who 'goes' on a trip and came to mean a passenger who pays for the ride.