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taxi fare

taxi fare

1 1.5
The money you pay for a taxi ride
  • noun
  • /ˈtæksi fɛr/
translation icon : tarifa de taxi
  • It was the money more than anything, the fact that he wouldn't pay their taxi fare.
  • pay the taxi fare

Examples

  • Also, you can plan on some hefty taxi fares to and from the airport.

  • Make sure to carry enough taxi fare with you because the fee is subject to change.

  • Taxi fare to the nearest airport.

    Topaz (1969)

  • Now those taxi fares don't seem so bad, now do they?

    SlashFM (2022)

  • For those who stay, we have offered to pay for taxi fares home and offered to give them rides (I have offered to drive people myself).

    Blog text (9)

  • Rather, tourists argue, Cypriots try to make "quick and easy" money, for example, by overcharging taxi fares, food and drink, and souvenirs.

    Academic text (1996)

  • It's a 4 Euro taxi fare each way from the hotel.

Synonyms

bus fare
vstaxi fare
13 1.0

The money you pay to ride a bus

applies to rides in hired private vehicles rather than public transit
cab fare
vstaxi fare
12 1.8

The money you pay for a taxi ride

means the same amount but uses the alternative common term
train fare
vstaxi fare
2 1.6

Money you pay to travel by train

refers to fares for hired private vehicle trips rather than rail journeys
carfare
vstaxi fare
  • Archaic
2 7.1

Money you pay to ride a bus or tram

describes payment for a hired private vehicle journey instead of public transit
subway fare
vstaxi fare
  • US
2 2.2

The money you pay to ride the subway

concerns payment for hired private vehicle rides rather than underground rail travel

Surface Forms

taxi fare singular
taxi fares plural

Morphology

taxi + fare

The meaning 'the amount charged for a ride in a taxicab' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'taxi' (hired car) with 'fare' (the monetary charge for a trip). This straightforward noun+noun composition follows common English and cross-linguistic patterns, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents would readily infer the MWE meaning.

Etymology

The compound noun taxi fare comes from joining taxi (a car you hire) and fare (a payment for a journey). Long ago people paid a 'fare' for coach or boat trips, and the same idea moved to taxis, so taxi fare means 'the money you pay for a taxi ride'.