airfare

noun

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

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Ditto airfare, gas, sporting event tickets and hotel rooms. Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 16 May 2025 The program allows Copa Airlines passengers transiting through Panama City's Hub of the Americas to extend their stay in the country for up to seven days at no additional cost on their airfare, giving them time to visit Bocas del Toro and beyond. Carley Rojas Avila, Travel + Leisure, 11 May 2025 Add airfare, hotel, and extra meals, and the cost increases significantly. Joshua Becker, Forbes.com, 9 May 2025 Consumers have seen prices deflate for airfare, produce, household goods, electronics and gasoline, for example, according to the consumer price index, an inflation gauge. Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 6 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 28 May. 2025.

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