carfare
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7.1
- noun
- /ˈkɑːrˌfɛr/
- Archaic
:
tarifa de autobús
- You didn't leave me any money for carfare or lunch!
- pay the carfare
- save on carfare
- money for carfare
Examples
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Then, too, his mother had died recently in Tennessee, and he was not able to go home for the funeral due to lack of carfare.
Fiction book (1998) -
Be sure and take a nickel with you when you go out tonight for carfare home.
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I suppose you need carfare?
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"Mama, can we have some money for carfare?"
Academic text (2007) -
"Yes, the teacher is taking us to the Museum of Natural History, and each one is supposed to provide his own carfare."
Academic text (2007) -
Many of the tickets were secured at a discount, making the average cost to each girl one dollar and carfare.
Academic text (1995) -
What it cost to go to a game back then, even adjusting for inflation and including carfare, wouldn't buy a hot dog today.
Blog text (18) -
I paid my carfare before getting on the bus to ensure I had a seat.
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She asked her parents for extra carfare to visit her friend across town.
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With her savings, she could cover her carfare to the concert without a problem.
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Etymology
The word carfare is made from car, meaning a vehicle, and fare, the 'price for travel', so it simply means the money you pay to ride a bus or streetcar.