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.

—University Wire (Carlsbad)

a rideshare company

rideshare apps

2

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

Riders from low-frequency transit areas who book subsidized trips that require both a bus ride and a rideshare will soon be able to do that in one step in the agency's app …

—Chris Tisch and Caitlin Johnston

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

Yepez, visiting from Miami, had taken a rideshare to the festival the day before from her cousin’s house in Berwyn. —Paulina Czupryna, Chicago Tribune, 5 Aug. 2025

The most important note Harry offers is that anyone who wants to team up with a man who saws the heads off rideshare drivers is a deeply disturbed person. —Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 1 Aug. 2025

Uber, Lyft Costs Spike During Storms One of the more surprising effects of the flash flooding saw rideshare drivers jacking prices up to deal with the dangerous conditions. —Peter Aitken, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 July 2025

According to Hill, tickets prices on the Vegas Loop range between the cost of a bus ticket and a rideshare. —Stuart Dyos, The Tennessean, 30 July 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