fared; faring
1
: to get along or manage in a specified way
How did you fare on your exam?
The team fared better/worse this year.
animals that fare well/poorly in captivity
1
a
: the price charged to transport a person
had just enough for the bus fare
b
: a paying passenger on a public conveyance
The taxi driver picked up his fares at the airport.
2
a
: range of food : diet
Less expensive fare is available at the restaurant across the street.
b
: material provided for use, consumption, or enjoyment
Examples of fare in a Sentence
Verb
The Mystery Maid, a halibut and black cod schooner, had fared badly of late and was in the process of being overhauled.
—
David Guterson, Snow Falling On Cedars, 1994
… genuinely new creations do not usually fare well with mainstream publishers in any age.
—Erica Jong, New York Times Book Review, 5 June 1988
Back upstairs, I put on a gold lamé dress and fared forth to the first big dinner of 1968 …
—Lady Bird Johnson 25 Jan. 1968,
in A White House Diary, 1970
residents of the flood-ravaged town are faring much better than one might have expected
families can be seen faring along the road to the campground while driving or towing all manner of conveyance
Noun
Bush and Siberry's sixth albums find them trying harder than before to reach an audience less willing to indulge their wanderings—both albums communicate more directly, and sound more familiar, than their usual fairy-tale fare.
—Ann Powers, Village Voice, 7 Dec. 1993
Who would ever consider robbing this place for more than getaway bus fare?
—Amy Tan, The Kitchen God's Wife, 1991
As for Ronald Reagan, solid heartland fare like macaroni and cheese and hamburger soup is his favorite …
—Guy D. Garcia, Time, 14 Mar. 1988
I need some coins for the bus fare.
The taxi driver picked up his fares at the airport.
Less expensive fare is available at the restaurant across the street.
David Guterson, Snow Falling On Cedars, 1994
… genuinely new creations do not usually fare well with mainstream publishers in any age.
—Erica Jong, New York Times Book Review, 5 June 1988
Back upstairs, I put on a gold lamé dress and fared forth to the first big dinner of 1968 …
—Lady Bird Johnson 25 Jan. 1968,
in A White House Diary, 1970
residents of the flood-ravaged town are faring much better than one might have expected
families can be seen faring along the road to the campground while driving or towing all manner of conveyance
Noun
Bush and Siberry's sixth albums find them trying harder than before to reach an audience less willing to indulge their wanderings—both albums communicate more directly, and sound more familiar, than their usual fairy-tale fare.
—Ann Powers, Village Voice, 7 Dec. 1993
Who would ever consider robbing this place for more than getaway bus fare?
—Amy Tan, The Kitchen God's Wife, 1991
As for Ronald Reagan, solid heartland fare like macaroni and cheese and hamburger soup is his favorite …
—Guy D. Garcia, Time, 14 Mar. 1988
I need some coins for the bus fare.
The taxi driver picked up his fares at the airport.
Less expensive fare is available at the restaurant across the street.
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Jordan Campbell, New York Times, 1 Dec. 2025
The food Bradenton is most famous for combines classic Florida fare with Caribbean influence.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 28 Nov. 2025
Susmita Baral, Travel + Leisure, 7 Dec. 2025
As a part of a sprawling effort to prevent riders from skipping out on fares, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority has tried installing some new emergency exits that sound an alarm but don’t allow people to exit for up to 15 seconds.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 7 Dec. 2025
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Verb
Gvardiol did not fare much better for the second, needlessly going to ground and giving away a penalty.
—Jordan Campbell, New York Times, 1 Dec. 2025
The food Bradenton is most famous for combines classic Florida fare with Caribbean influence.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 28 Nov. 2025
Noun
The rooftop at Best Western Plus Hotel Ilulissat has some of the city's best views, Restaurant Icefiord in the Hotel Icefiord has standout views of the ice, and Hangout Bistro features an assortment of fare from musk ox pizza to fish and chips.
—Susmita Baral, Travel + Leisure, 7 Dec. 2025
As a part of a sprawling effort to prevent riders from skipping out on fares, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority has tried installing some new emergency exits that sound an alarm but don’t allow people to exit for up to 15 seconds.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 7 Dec. 2025
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Cite this Entry
“Fare.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fare. Accessed 8 Dec. 2025.
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fare
1 of 2 verb
ˈfa(ə)r 
ˈfe(ə)r
fared; faring
fare
2 of 2 noun1
: food sense 1
a café serving light fare
2
a
: the money a person pays to travel by public transportation (as a bus)
b
: a person paying a fare : passenger
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