airfare

noun

air·​fare ˈer-ˌfer 

: fare for travel by airplane

Examples of airfare in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Experts expect airfares for this holiday travel season will be the highest in years as airlines scramble to cover the rising cost of jet fuel, which is one of their biggest expenses. — Joel Rose, NPR, 23 Oct. 2026

Stephen Maturen | Getty Images Fewer people are flying this year, but with airfare this high and climbing, airline executives say that's just fine. — Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 23 Oct. 2026

Distance from Europe and the US, language barriers, and rising airfares all play a part. — Ashley Ogawa Clarke, Vogue, 22 Oct. 2026

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

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