noun · neutral
fare
UK/feər/US/fer/FARE
Band 4-5speakingtask1task2
the money a passenger pays for a journey on public transport
Examples
“The taxi fare to the airport was higher than I expected.”
“Children travel at a reduced fare.”
“Fare increases were announced last month.”
Band 8 sentence
“Although the government promised cheaper public transport, actual fares rose slightly this year.”
Collocations
- bus fare
- taxi fare
- reduced fare
Word family
farewell noun
Common mistakes
How many fare is it?→How much is the fare?
buses fare→bus fare
Say it for a higher band
5cost→6price→7+fare
Synonyms
price
Easily confused
price
“The price of the new smartphone is much higher than last year.”
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