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Fare

/fɛər/
nounverbCEFR B1 (Intermediate)Top #2800 frequency
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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The money a passenger must pay to ride on a bus, train, ship, taxi, or other form of public transportation.

    "She searched her bag for enough loose change to pay the bus fare."
As verb
  1. 1

    To perform, progress, or get along in a specified way in a given situation or journey.

    "How did you fare in your final university examinations?"

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Old English word 'faran', meaning 'to go, travel, march, or journey', originating from Proto-Germanic *faranan. Over centuries, the meaning shifted from the act of traveling itself to the cost charged for a passenger's journey on a vehicle.

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