fare en · NOUN · etymology 1
Pronunciation
- /ˈfɛː/ (British, Southern, Standard)
- /ˈfiə/ cheer–chair merger
- [ˈfɛː] (British, Southern, Standard)
- /ˈfeː/ (Australia)
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- /ˈfɛə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈfeə/ without the cheer–chair merger
- [ˈfɛə̯] (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈfɜː(ɹ)/ Lancashire, fair–fur merger
- [ˈfɛː] (Received-Pronunciation)
- [ˈfɜː(ɹ)] Lancashire, fair–fur merger
- /ˈfɛɚ/ (Canada, General-American)
- [ˈfe̝ə] without the cheer–chair merger
- [ˈfiə] cheer–chair merger
- [ˈfɛɚ] ~ [ˈfɛɹ̩] (Canada, General-American)
- [ˈfe(ː)ɾ] (Scotland)
- [ˈfeː] (Australia)
- /ˈfeɾ/ (Scotland)
Etymology
From Middle English fare, from a merger of Old English fær (“journey, road”) and faru (“journey, companions, baggage”), from Proto-Germanic *farą and *farō (“journey, fare”), from Proto-Indo-European *per- (“a going, passage”).
Meanings
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(countable, obsolete, uncountable) A going; journey; travel; voyage; course; passage.
thoroughfare
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(countable) Money paid for a transport ticket.
bus fare
train fare
taxi fare
- (countable) A paying passenger, especially in a taxi.
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(uncountable) Food and drink.
“[…] She takes the whole thing with desperate seriousness. But the others are all easy and jovial—thinking about the good fare that is soon to be eaten, about the hired fly, about anything.”
1918, W[illiam] B[abington] Maxwell, chapter XVI, in The Mirror and the Lamp, Indianapolis, Ind.: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, →OCLC: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.
1958 July 14, R. K. Kirkland, “Into the Mountains on the Festiniog Railway”, in Railway Magazine, page 452:
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(uncountable) Supplies for consumption or pleasure.
Just another channel that offers the usual fare of makeover programs and reruns of old sitcoms.
The television channel tended to broadcast unremarkable downmarket fare.
- (UK, countable, qualifier:crime, slang) A prostitute's client.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| fares | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
infare (Terms derived from fare (noun)) · warfare (Terms derived from fare (noun)) · elver (Terms derived from fare (noun)) · fare break point (Terms derived from fare (noun)) · bachelor's fare (Terms derived from fare (noun)) · fare dodger (Terms derived from fare (noun)) · farebeater (Terms derived from fare (noun)) · flat fare (Terms derived from fare (noun)) · fare evader (Terms derived from fare (noun)) · taxifare (Terms derived from fare (noun)) · railfare (Terms derived from fare (noun)) · faregate (Terms derived from fare (noun)) · farebox (Terms derived from fare (noun)) · seafare (Terms derived from fare (noun)) · farrand (Terms derived from fare (noun)) · fare box (Terms derived from fare (noun)) · homefare (Terms derived from fare (noun)) · thoroughfare (Terms derived from fare (noun)) · to a fare thee well (Terms derived from fare (noun)) · bus fare (Terms derived from fare (noun)) · eelfare (Terms derived from fare (noun)) · standard fare (Terms derived from fare (noun)) · Lenten fare (Terms derived from fare (noun)) · fare evasion (Terms derived from fare (noun)) · Cheesefare (Terms derived from fare (noun)) · mistake fare (Terms derived from fare (noun)) · farecard (Terms derived from fare (noun)) · evilfare (Terms derived from fare (noun)) · fieldfare (Terms derived from fare (noun)) · workfare (Terms derived from fare (noun)) · taxi fare (Terms derived from fare (noun)) · half fare (Terms derived from fare (noun)) · fare basis (Terms derived from fare (noun)) · firk (Terms derived from fare (noun)) · rail fare (Terms derived from fare (noun)) · excursion fare (Terms derived from fare (noun)) · higher intermediate fare (Terms derived from fare (noun)) · multifare (Terms derived from fare (noun)) · carfare (Terms derived from fare (noun)) · fareworthy (Terms derived from fare (noun)) · error fare (Terms derived from fare (noun)) · fare-dodging (Terms derived from fare (noun)) · return fare (Terms derived from fare (noun)) · fare-paying (Terms derived from fare (noun)) · airfare (Terms derived from fare (noun)) · fareway (Terms derived from fare (noun)) · hellfare (Terms derived from fare (noun)) · fare card (Terms derived from fare (noun)) · farepayer (Terms derived from fare (noun)) · fare ladder (Terms derived from fare (noun)) · welfare (Terms derived from fare (noun)) · the fewer the better fare (Terms derived from fare (noun)) · bill of fare (Terms derived from fare (noun))
Synonyms
gonk · kerb crawler · jockey · journey · wapping cove · whoremonger · jane · Jane · sith · punter · monger · whoremaster · short-timer · fare · curb crawler · score · transportation · fare · trick · trip · john · steamer · muttonmonger · solicitor · all-nighter
Translations (123)
nl veergeld (money paid for a transport ticket) · tr ücret (money paid for a transport ticket) · sv biljettpris (money paid for a transport ticket) · de Verpflegung (supplies for consumption or pleasure) · nl betalende passagier (paying passenger) · ru прови́зия (food and drink) · bg пасаже́р (paying passenger) · fi ajomaksu (money paid for a transport ticket) · de Mahlzeit (food and drink) · tl pasahe (money paid for a transport ticket) · it vitto (food and drink) · ar أُجْرَة (money paid for a transport ticket) · pl pasażer (paying passenger) · ja 乗客 (paying passenger) · zza heq (money paid for a transport ticket) · ur کِرایَہ (money paid for a transport ticket) · pt passageiro (paying passenger) · nl veerloon (money paid for a transport ticket) · nl voorraadje (supplies for consumption or pleasure) · fr prix (money paid for a transport ticket) · lo ຄ່າໂດຍສານ (money paid for a transport ticket) · ru пассажи́р (paying passenger) · fi asiakas (paying passenger) · de Fahrpreis (money paid for a transport ticket) · fi matkustaja (paying passenger) · zza raywan (diq) (paying passenger) · ko 려객 (paying passenger) · de Passagier (paying passenger) · war pasahi (money paid for a transport ticket) · da kunde (paying passenger) · vi tiền xe (money paid for a transport ticket) · ro tarif (money paid for a transport ticket) · et sõitja (paying passenger) · fr passager (paying passenger) · fi ruoka ja juoma (food and drink) · de Fracht (money paid for a transport ticket) · pt tarifa (money paid for a transport ticket) · ru путеше́ствие (voyage) · it prezzo (money paid for a transport ticket) · cmn 車費 /车费 (money paid for a transport ticket) · nl reiziger (paying passenger) · th ค่าโดยสาร (money paid for a transport ticket) · la naulum (money paid for a transport ticket) · nl vervoersprijs (money paid for a transport ticket) · ko 운임 (money paid for a transport ticket) · de Fahrt (voyage) · rhg keriya (money paid for a transport ticket) · ko 요금 (money paid for a transport ticket) · ko 승객 (paying passenger) · de Verköstigung (food and drink) · tr yolcu (paying passenger) · bg пъ́тник (paying passenger) · it passeggero (paying passenger) · ar سَافِر (paying passenger) · ko 료금 (money paid for a transport ticket) · sv passagerare (paying passenger) · nb billettpris (money paid for a transport ticket) · ro bilet (money paid for a transport ticket) · ru пое́здка (voyage) · de Fahrgast (paying passenger) · it tariffa (money paid for a transport ticket) · sv taxa (money paid for a transport ticket) · fa-ira کِرایِه (money paid for a transport ticket) · nl proviand (supplies for consumption or pleasure) · ru пассажи́рка (paying passenger) · bg прови́зии (food and drink) · lo ຄ່າລົດ (money paid for a transport ticket) · mk патник (paying passenger) · ru проду́кты (food and drink) · sv resande (paying passenger) · es pasajero (paying passenger) · nl levensmiddelen (food and drink) · vi tiền phà (money paid for a transport ticket) · tl bigay-ahon (money paid for a transport ticket) · de Proviant (supplies for consumption or pleasure) · sh пу̑тнӣк (paying passenger) · bg цена́ на биле́т (money paid for a transport ticket) · hu utas (paying passenger) · ru цена́ биле́та (money paid for a transport ticket) · el επιβάτης (paying passenger) · es pasaje (money paid for a transport ticket) · it cibo (food and drink) · sv tariff (money paid for a transport ticket) · ru пла́та за прое́зд (money paid for a transport ticket) · he דמי נסיעה (money paid for a transport ticket) · ko 여객 (paying passenger) · ar طَعَام (food and drink) · de Essen und Trinken (food and drink) · nl opvarende (paying passenger) · cs cestující (paying passenger) · grc ναῦλος (money paid for a transport ticket) · zza tarife (money paid for a transport ticket) · fi poka (paying passenger) · de Reise (voyage) · tl pasahe (paying passenger) · el ναύλα (money paid for a transport ticket) · bcl pliti (money paid for a transport ticket) · fr tarif (money paid for a transport ticket) · km តម្លៃ (money paid for a transport ticket) · cmn 乘客 (paying passenger) · sw abiria (paying passenger) · de Fahrgebühr (money paid for a transport ticket) · nl voorraad (supplies for consumption or pleasure) · fi matkalipun hinta (money paid for a transport ticket) · ar مُسَافِر (paying passenger) · gl tarifa (money paid for a transport ticket) · es carrera (paying passenger) · ms tambang (money paid for a transport ticket) · he תעריף (money paid for a transport ticket) · sh pȗtnīk (paying passenger) · ja 運賃 (money paid for a transport ticket) · ar تَوْصِيلَة (money paid for a transport ticket) · az gediş haqqı (money paid for a transport ticket) · de Essensvorrat (supplies for consumption or pleasure) · cs jízdné (money paid for a transport ticket) · ja 料金 (money paid for a transport ticket) · hi किराया (money paid for a transport ticket) · vi tiền đò (money paid for a transport ticket) · ca tarifa (money paid for a transport ticket) · fi tarvikkeet (supplies for consumption or pleasure) · nl dieet (food and drink) · da billetpris (money paid for a transport ticket) · sk cestujúci (paying passenger)