fare

Meanings

• noun

  The cost of traveling by bus, train, or plane

  - "The fare for this bus is $2."
  - "I can't afford the high fare for the flight."
  - "The subway fare is cheaper than the bus."

• noun

  A sum of money given or received for services rendered or goods sold

  - "The artist sets his fare for a portrait sitting."
  - "The farmer sells his produce at the market for a fair fare."
  - "The plumber charges a reasonable fare for his services."

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Pronunciation

1. /feɚ/
   
   
   
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2. /feɚ/
   
   
   
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Rhymes

Words rhyming with fare
farewell , square , glare

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Homophones

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1. fair (English) : attractive or pleasing to the senses
   

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Variants

List of all variants of fare that leads to same result
fare , fared , fares , faring , fare-thee-well , fare-thee-wells , fare-you-well , fare-you-wells , bill of fare , bills of fare

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Etymology

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Old English faran ‘to travel’, from faren ‘to go’

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Trivia

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1. The term 'fare' comes from the Old English word 'faran', meaning 'to travel'.

2. In the United States, some public transportation systems offer discounted fares for students, seniors, and people with disabilities.

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Related Concepts

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1. transportation: Fare is closely related to transportation, as it is the cost of using various modes of transportation.

2. travel: Fare is also related to travel, as it is the cost of going from one place to another.

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Quotes

Quotes by authors and personalities

1. Back upstairs, I put on a gold lamé dress and "fared" forth to the first big dinner of 1968 …

   - Lady Bird Johnson,25 Jan. 1968,{"source"=>"in {it}A White House Diary{/it}", "aqdate"=>"1970"}

2. … genuinely new creations do not usually "fare" well with mainstream publishers in any age.

   - Erica Jong,{it}New York Times Book Review{/it},5 June 1988

3. The Mystery Maid, a halibut and black cod schooner, had "fared" badly of late and was in the process of being overhauled.

   - David Guterson,{it}Snow Falling On Cedars{/it},1994

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Culture

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Fare has been a significant concept in literature, particularly in works dealing with travel and transportation. For instance, in Jules Verne's 'Around the World in Eighty Days', Phileas Fogg's journey is driven by the challenge of making it around the world in eighty days or facing social ruin. In music, 'Fare Thee Well (Dink's Song)' is a traditional English folk song about parting.

How to Memorize "fare"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a bus or train ticket, and visualize the cost amount written on it as the fare.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'fare' with the cost of traveling or the cost of services rendered.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a mnemonic such as 'F A R E' standing for 'Fare Always Required Everywhere' to help remember the word.

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