fare
fare Lexical Profile
fare Game Scores & Validity
• noun
The money a passenger on public transportation has to pay to travel.
"Bus and train fares are expected to rise slightly at the beginning of next year."
A range of food and drink of a particular type.
"The neighborhood bistro serves traditional country fare made from locally sourced ingredients."
A paying passenger, especially in a taxi or cab.
"The taxi driver picked up his last fare of the evening near the central station."
Material provided for entertainment, reading, or public consumption.
"The summer festival offers light theatrical fare suitable for the whole family."
• verb
To perform in a specified way in a particular situation or over a particular period of time.
"Small businesses fared surprisingly well during the economic transition."
To travel or journey from one place to another (archaic or literary).
"In the old ballad, the young knight fared forth across the sea in search of adventure."
Word Nuance & Usage
Do not confuse 'fare' (the price of transport or how one gets along) with its homophone 'fair' (just, light-colored, or a public exhibition).
• Rhymes for fare
Word Origin & Etymology
From Old English faran ('to go, journey, travel') and faru ('journey, expedition'), derived from the Proto-Germanic root *faranan, which is also the source of 'ferry' and 'wayfarer'.