rideshare

noun

ride·​share ˈrīd-ˌsher 

variants or less commonly ride-share or ride share

plural rideshares also ride-shares or ride shares

1

: a service or network through which ride-sharing trips are arranged

Talk of imposed regulations on the popular rideshares such as Lyft and Uber has fueled debate among the Seattle community.

—Alaina Bever

a rideshare company

rideshare apps

2

: an automobile trip that is arranged by means of ride-sharing

… to lower the cost of holiday travel … book rideshares to and from the airport in advance.

—Allie Volpe

3

: a private automobile used for a ride-sharing trip

Revelers arrive in sports cars and ride-shares several nights a week …

—Patricia Mazzei

compare taxicab

Examples of rideshare in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The city’s downtown congestion fee for rideshares went into effect in 2020. —Talia Soglin, Chicago Tribune, 7 Jan. 2026

Uber The rideshare application could gain ground, partially due to advancements in autonomous vehicles and its implementation of the technology, according to Goldman Sachs. —Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 7 Jan. 2026

Authorities were aware that the men had escaped and were possibly in a rideshare heading to Florida, the complaint said. —Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 24 Dec. 2025

Make a plan, have a sober friend, have a sober driver, order a rideshare. —Alysia Burgio, CBS News, 16 Dec. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1942, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for rideshare

• aftercare
• anywhere
• billionaire
• chinaware
• debonair
• dinnerware
• disrepair
• doctrinaire
• earthenware
• everywhere
• frigidaire
• kitchenware