fare

UK /fɛə/ US /fɛɚ/
noun 5verb 5

Collocations

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1

(noun.) money paid to travel by bus, taxi, etc.

ADJ

expensive, high | cheap, low | adult, full, normal, standard | children's, concessionary, discounted, half, reduced | return, single | first-class, second-class | air, bus, cab, coach, ferry, rail, taxi, train

VERB + FARE

pay

When you take a taxi, you usually pay the fare at the end of the journey.

charge

The taxi driver charged us an expensive fare for the short journey downtown.

increase, put up

bring down, cut, reduce, slash

The airline cut fares in half to attract more passengers during the slow season.

introduce, offer

The new budget airline offers competitive fares to European destinations.

dodge

My cousin got caught dodging the train fare last week.

FARE + VERB

cost (sb) sth

A monthly train fare costs commuters around fifty dollars in this city.

go up, increase, rise | come down

FARE + NOUN

increase, rise | reduction

deal

Airlines offered attractive fare deals to encourage more bookings during the slow season.

PREP

at... ~

My grandmother always complained about the high train fares at the station near her house.

PHRASES

an increase/a rise in fares, a reduction in fares

The bus company announced a significant increase in fares starting next month.

2

(noun.) passenger in a taxi

VERB + FARE

pick up

The bus driver picked up several fares on the busy shopping street.

3

(noun.) food; material for listening to, reading, etc.

ADJ

delicious, rich, wholesome | plain, rough, simple

daily, standard, staple, traditional, typical

Gossip and celebrity news have become the standard fare of social media feeds.

local | vegetarian | Chinese, English, French, etc. | Christmas, farmhouse

VERB + FARE

offer, serve

The hotel offers a variety of international fare to satisfy all its guests.

sample

At the restaurant, we sampled several different Italian fares before deciding what to order.

4

(verb.)

ADV

badly, well

The team fared badly in the first half but improved dramatically after halftime.

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