Fare
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈfɛə/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Fare is a noun meaning (countable) Money paid for a transport ticket.
Meaning
(countable) Money paid for a transport ticket.
More Meanings
- (countable) A paying passenger, especially in a taxi.
- (uncountable) Food and drink.
- (uncountable) Supplies for consumption or pleasure.
- (countable, UK, crime, slang) A prostitute's client.
- Used to express evaluations [with adverbial complement].
- (obsolete) A going; journey; travel; voyage; course; passage.
- (archaic) To go; to travel.
Example Sentences
thoroughfare
The television channel tended to broadcast unremarkable downmarket fare.
Just another channel that offers the usual fare of makeover programs and reruns of old sitcoms.
Bell pushes labelled "Steward" proved to be more than ornamental, even though gassy mineral waters may not be the ideal fare for a narrow-gauge journey.
Word Forms
- fares
- faring
- fared
Synonyms for fare
Depending on context, synonyms include journey, sith, trip, transportation, all-nighter, gonk.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include come, do, menu, trip, travelling, travel.
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