fare

²fare

noun \ˈfer\

Definition of FARE

1

a : range of food : diet b : material provided for use, consumption, or enjoyment

2

a : the price charged to transport a person b : a paying passenger on a public conveyance

Examples of FARE

1. I need some coins for the bus fare.
2. The taxi driver picked up his fares at the airport.
3. Less expensive fare is available at the restaurant across the street.
4. Bush and Siberry's sixth albums find them trying harder than before to reach an audience less willing to indulge their wanderings—both albums communicate more directly, and sound more familiar, than their usual fairy-tale fare. —Ann Powers, Village Voice, 7 Dec. 1993
5. Who would ever consider robbing this place for more than getaway bus fare? —Amy Tan, The Kitchen God's Wife, 1991
6. As for Ronald Reagan, solid heartland —farelike macaroni and cheese and hamburger soup is his favorite … —Guy D. Garcia, Time , 14 Mar. 1988

Origin of FARE

Middle English, journey, passage, supply of food, from Old English faru, fær; akin to Old English faran to go

First Known Use: 15th century

Related to FARE

Synonyms: bread, chow, chuck [chiefly West], comestibles, eatables, eats, edibles, food, foodstuffs, grub, meat, provender, provisions, table, tucker [chiefly Australian], viands, victuals, vittles

Related Words: commissary, rations, supplies; aliment, nutriment; diet, nourishment, nurture, sustenance; mess, pap; ensilage, feed, fodder, forage, silage, slop, swill; feast, meal, refreshments, regale, repast, spread; board; dish, plate, platter, serving; finger food, natural food

Near Antonyms: bane, poison, toxin, venom

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Other Food Terms

Reuben, calamari, chuck, curry, edamame, foie gras, hummus, leaven, nonpareil, peel