airfare

noun

air·​fare ˈer-ˌfer 

: fare for travel by airplane

Examples of airfare in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

According to travel booking platform Hopper, average domestic airfare for Thanksgiving is around $400, up 30% compared to last year. — Joshua Sidorowicz, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026

That's according to new data from the travel booking site Hopper, which found round-trip domestic airfares for Christmas are expected to average $452, up 23% from 2025. — Liz Knueven, CNBC, 21 Oct. 2026

But even if fuel prices suddenly drop, fliers might not see airfare reductions for months. — The Week Us, TheWeek, 20 Oct. 2026

That includes matching airfare prices or offering deals, as well as introducing basic economy fares that directly compete with low-cost airlines. — Alexandra Skores, CNN Money, 20 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1917, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for airfare

• abwehr
• affair
• affaire
• altair
• armchair
• aware
• beware
• bugbear
• carfare
• childcare
• compare
• cookware