fare

Universal Words noun, verb noun 1 [C,U] the money that you pay to travel by bus, plane, taxi, etc: air / bus / taxi fares * train / rail fares * Children travel (at) half fare. * When do they start paying full fare? seealsoRETURNFARE 2 [C] a passenger in a taxi: The taxi driver picked up a fare at the station. 3 [U] (old-fashioned or formal) food that is offered as a meal: The restaurant provides good traditional fare. * (figurative) His student drawings were not standard art school fare. verb [V] ~ well, badly, better, etc. to be successful/unsuccessful in a particular situation SYNGETON: The party fared very badly in the last election. * The North, by and large, has fared better than most regions in avoiding high unemployment figures.