: fare for travel by airplane

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Add airfare, hotels, rental cars, meals and merchandise, and the price of attending the tournament can cost thousands of dollars more. Meline Rosales mike Winters, CNBC, 5 July 2026 And while the Travel team’s not always big on staying close to home, airfares remain high right now, even as jet fuel prices are dropping sharply. Maureen O'Hare, CNN Money, 4 July 2026 The grand prize package includes a seven-night Alaska cruise for six adults, three ocean-view cruise rooms, round-trip airfare to Seattle, two-night hotel accommodations in Seattle and a $3,000 travel stipend. Mike Snider, USA Today, 2 July 2026 Hotel, airfare, dining, local transportation and ancillary experiences follow. Jeff Fromm, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for airfare

Word History

First Known Use

1917, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of airfare was in 1917

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“Airfare.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/airfare. Accessed 11 Jul. 2026.

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