noun · neutral
fare
UK/feə(r)/US/fer/FARE
Band 5-6speakingtask1task2
the money that you pay for a journey in a vehicle such as a bus or train
Examples
“The bus fare into the city centre is two dollars.”
“They raised the train fares last month.”
“I paid the taxi fare with a credit card.”
Band 8 sentence
“Ticketing systems that apply dynamic pricing can cause commuter fares to fluctuate significantly during peak times.”
Collocations
- bus/train/ferry fare
- pay the fare
- fare increase
Word family
fare noun (countable/uncountable)fare verb (formal, e.g. to fare well)
Common mistakes
How much is fare to the city?→How much is the fare to the city?
Taxi price is 100k.→The taxi fare is 100k.
Say it for a higher band
5price→6ticket price→7+fare
Synonyms
price
ticket price
Easily confused
price
“I checked the price of the museum ticket online.”
Related words
Learn this word with the rest of its set, and get reminded at the right time.
In Travel & Holidays
Learn it with its set