fare
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- pronunciation:
- feIr
- parts of speech:
- noun, verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun, verb), Homophone Note, Word History
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noun |
| definition: |
the price paid to ride on a bus, train, taxi, or airplane, or a passenger who pays this price.
The bus fare is only fifty cents for children.The taxi driver picked up seven fares this afternoon.- synonyms:
- passage
- similar words:
- charge, cost, fee, passenger, payment, price, token
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| related words: |
admission, diet, dish |
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| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
fares, faring, fared |
| definition: |
to get along or be treated.
How is she faring in her new job?- synonyms:
- do, get along
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| derivation: |
farer (n.) |
Are you looking for the word
fair?
Fare and
fair sound alike but have different meanings.
Fare comes from an Old English word that means "a journey."