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fare

fare

26 3.0
A person who pays to travel in a taxi or bus
  • noun
  • /fɛr/
translation icon : pasajero
  • 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.

Examples

  • As Aunt Vivienne paid our fare, the driver gave her a hard look.

    Fiction book (2002)
  • And I picked up the fare.

  • Baby, you got some cab fare for them?

  • You can forget about the taxi fare.

  • 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.

  • The taxi driver charged her a reasonable fare for the ride to the airport.

  • He had just enough money to cover his bus fare to the city center.

  • After a long day, she was grateful that her friend paid the fare for their ride home.

Synonyms

farer
vsfare
  • Archaic
8.8

A person who pays to ride a bus or train

is the same meaning but uses the base noun rather than the agent form

Idioms

fare thee well
  • Archaic
3 9.9

A way to say goodbye and wish someone well

Compounds

13 1.0

The money you pay to ride a bus

12 1.8

The money you pay for a taxi ride

A higher price for travel on buses or trains

2 1.6

Money you pay to travel by train

2 2.2

The money you pay to ride the subway

Food and other things that are usual at a place or event

1 1.5

The money you pay for a taxi ride

bill of fare
  • Archaic
1 5.3

A list of dishes served at a restaurant

7.9

A part of a bus route where the price stays the same

fare-thee-well
  • Archaic
9.9

A very high level of quality that is almost perfect

Surface Forms

fare singular
fares plural

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.