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

For a change of pace, the Arts District and Chinatown are an easy rideshare for independent dining and drinking. —Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 June 2026

Stop putting executives and board members in unvetted rideshares. —Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 1 June 2026

Transcending Transporter… SpaceX organizes its own rideshare launches. —Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 29 May 2026

There need not be any rental cars, two-hour rideshares or awkward, confusing gameday shuttles. —Elias Burke, New York Times, 21 May 2026

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