carfare en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (US) audio
Etymology
From car + fare.
Meanings
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(US, countable, dated, uncountable) The passenger fare charged for riding on a streetcar, bus or similar public transit.
Anyhow, I'll have to keep out lunch money and carfare, and so will Edith.
1920, Mary Roberts Rinehart, A Poor Wise Man:Last year, organized crime was directly responsible for more than one hundred murders, and mafiosi participated indirectly in several hundred more, either by lending the killers carfare or by holding their coats.
1971, Woody Allen, Getting Even:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| carfares | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Translations (5)
fi ajomaksu (the passenger fare charged for riding on a streetcar or bus) · fi bussimaksu (the passenger fare charged for riding on a streetcar or bus) · fi ratikkamaksu (the passenger fare charged for riding on a streetcar or bus) · cs jízdné (the passenger fare charged for riding on a streetcar or bus) · fi raitiovaunumaksu (the passenger fare charged for riding on a streetcar or bus)