fare

[ fair ]

noun

1. the price of conveyance or passage in a bus, train, airplane, or other vehicle.
2. a person or persons who pay to be conveyed in a vehicle; paying passenger.
3. a person who hires a public vehicle and its driver.
4. food; diet:

   hearty fare.

5. something offered to the public, for entertainment, enjoyment, consumption, etc.:

   literary fare.

6. Archaic. state of things.

verb (used without object)

, fared, far·ing.

1. to experience good or bad fortune, treatment, etc.; get on:

   He fared well in his profession.

2. to go; turn out; happen (used impersonally):

   It fared ill with him.

3. to go; travel.
4. to eat and drink:

   They fared sumptuously.

fare

/ fɛə /

noun

1. the sum charged or paid for conveyance in a bus, train, aeroplane, etc
2. a paying passenger, esp when carried by taxi
3. a range of food and drink; diet

verb

1. to get on (as specified); manage

   he fared well

2. withit as a subject to turn out or happen as specified

   it fared badly with him

3. archaic.
   to eat

   we fared sumptuously

4. archaic.
   often foll by forth to go or travel

Derived Forms

• ˈfarer, noun

Other Words From

• farer noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of fare¹

First recorded before 1000; Middle English faren, Old English faran; cognate with German fahren, Old Norse fara, Gothic faran; akin to emporium, port ⁵, pram ²

Word History and Origins

Origin of fare¹

Old English faran ; related to Old Norse fara to travel, Old High German faran to go, Greek poros ford

Synonym Study

See food.

Example Sentences

In a bizarre twist to proceedings, Miss Manners sought to have her £30 cab fare from her Kensington flat to court refunded.

From The Daily Beast

In response to hearing her story, Uber apologized for the "inefficient route" and partially refunded her fare.

From The Daily Beast

Neither is appealing in a world of easy-to-find gourmet fare.

From The Daily Beast

They were tired of the fare at restaurants catering to tourists and were craving something a bit more authentic.

From The Daily Beast

He handed over his fare card so detectives could determine exactly when he had entered the subway system.

From The Daily Beast

Every rigor of hard fare, and severe usage, was inexorably brought upon him.

From Project Gutenberg

Every time Man pushes ahead a little, a percentage of the pushers pay the fare.

From Project Gutenberg

It may be that gasolene and repairs cost more than a railroad fare once a week, but I have abstained from making a comparison.

From Project Gutenberg

Beans and bacon, cabbage and brown hard dumplings, formed the bill of fare, which the men washed down with plenty of table beer.

From Project Gutenberg

It ran from Leicester to Loughborough and back at a fare of one shilling, and carried 570 passengers.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• expense
• price
• tariff
• ticket
• toll