airfare

noun

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

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The Northerns paid $700 per ticket for seats nearly at floor level, plus airfare and hotel. Jerry McDonald, Mercury News, 21 June 2025 Travel experts said that airfare for that route at that time of year typically costs between $220 and $450. Joe Rubin, Sacbee.com, 10 June 2025 Round-trip domestic airfare for this summer is averaging $265 per ticket, according to the 2025 summer outlook by Hopper, a travel site. Ana Teresa Solá, CNBC, 31 May 2025 With round-trip airfare averaging between $129 and $397 this summer, SFO is one of the most affordable places to jumpstart a National Park adventure. Joni Sweet, Forbes.com, 30 May 2025 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 2 Jul. 2025.

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