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.
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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