fare : Idioms & Phrases
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Bill of fare
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noun a list of dishes available at a restaurant
menu; carte du jour; carte; card.
- the menu was in French
WordNet
- a written or printed enumeration of the dishes served at a public table, or of the dishes (with prices annexed) which may be ordered at a restaurant, etc.
Webster 1913
bus fare
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noun the fare charged for riding a bus or streetcar
carfare.
WordNet
cab fare
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noun the fare charged for riding in a taxicab
cab fare.
WordNet
Fare indicator ∨ register
- a device for recording the number of passengers on a street car, etc.
Webster 1913
fare increase
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noun increase in the sum charged for riding in a public conveyance
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Fare wicket
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(a) A gate or turnstile at the entrance of toll bridges, exhibition grounds, etc., for registering the number of persons passing it.(b) An opening in the door of a street car for purchasing tickets of the driver or passing fares to the conductor. Knight.
Webster 1913
fare-stage
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noun a section along the route of a bus for which the fare is the same
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fare-thee-well
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noun state of perfection; the utmost degree
- they polished the furniture to a fare-thee-well
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night-faring
Night"-far`ing adjective
Definitions
Going or traveling in the night. Gay.
Webster 1913
subway fare
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noun the fare charged for riding a subway train
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taxi fare
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noun the fare charged for riding in a taxicab
cab fare.
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train fare
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noun the fare charged for traveling by train