airfare

noun

air·​fare ˈer-ˌfer How to pronounce airfare (audio)
: fare for travel by airplane

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With no airfare or hotel costs, Canes fans can spend more on game tickets, Shefter said. Larry Seward, CBS News, 15 Jan. 2026 Below are the most affordable destinations to fly to next year, based on average roundtrip airfare from the United States. Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 13 Jan. 2026 Ignore the usual year-end predictions – the hot destinations, the airfare trends, the hidden travel fees. Christopher Elliott, USA Today, 5 Jan. 2026 New data from Hopper, the travel website that tracks airfares, showed the average round-trip airfare in January 2026 from Phoenix will cost $286. Michael Salerno, AZCentral.com, 1 Jan. 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 19 Jan. 2026.

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