ridership

noun

rid·​er·​ship ˈrī-dər-ˌship How to pronounce ridership (audio)
: the number of persons who ride a system of public transportation

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The resolution also aims to improve morale among MCTS staff, allowing transit operators a day off, as ridership is consistently low over the holiday, Wasserman's resolution states. Vanessa Swales, jsonline.com, 8 Sep. 2025 Those figures account for some loss of ridership in response to the hikes. David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025 The average daily ridership in May 2025 (the last full month that school was in session in 2025) was 768,291 unlinked passenger trips across all modes. Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 4 Sep. 2025 As of about a year ago, total bus ridership system wide was 2,166,921. Austin Hornbostel, Nashville Tennessean, 2 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for ridership

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First Known Use

1968, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of ridership was in 1968

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“Ridership.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ridership. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.

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