fare

Pluralfares

Formsfares, faring, fared

1. 1
   ticket pricenouncountable

   Money you pay to ride a bus, train, or taxi.

   Like the ticket price you pay before you can ride.

   The bus fare went up by fifty cents this year.

   I didn't have enough money to pay the train fare.

   UsageWrite bus fare (not incorrect: bus fair).

   Similarfee, charge, price, cost

2. 2
   succeed or failverbintransitive

   To do well or badly, or to have things go well or badly, in a situation.

   How did you fare on your driving test?

   The small shops fared badly during the long winter.

   UsageSay fare well or fare badly. You can ask How did you fare?

   Similardo, manage, cope, perform

3. 3
   foodnoununcountable

   The kind of food and drink that is served, or the kind of shows and films offered to people.

   Like the food and drinks listed on a menu.

   The café serves simple fare like soup and sandwiches.

   All summer, the theater showed family fare like cartoons and animal movies.

   UsageWe say simple fare or hearty fare.

   Similarfood, cuisine

4. 4
   taxi passengernouncountable

   A person who pays to ride in a taxi or other vehicle.

   Like the customer a taxi driver picks up and drives somewhere.

   The driver picked up his next fare outside the hotel.

   She was a friendly fare who chatted the whole way home.

   Similarpassenger, customer, rider, client

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