ride-sharing

noun

ride-shar·​ing ˈrīd-ˌsher-iŋ 

variants or less commonly ridesharing or ride sharing

: the act or practice of sharing automobile trips

El Camino College is proposing a new $30-a-semester fee for student parking in lots on the campus. … Under the proposal, those who participate in ride-sharing would pay $20 a semester.

—Los Angeles Times

especially : an arrangement in which drivers of usually privately owned vehicles who wish to offer rides and passengers who wish to obtain rides use a network (such as one accessed through an app or a website) to coordinate the sharing of individual automobile trips for which the passengers pay a fare

… almost any American with a functional car and no criminal record can make money through ride-sharing.

—Andrew Stuttaford

When Mims started working for Uber, it was initially so lucrative that he left his full-time truck driving job to focus on ridesharing.

—Irina Ivanova

Cab companies worldwide are also facing competitive pressure from ride-sharing firms like Uber and Lyft, where the apps connect riders with private citizens who drive them to their destinations.

—Janet Moore

compare car pool

Examples of ride-sharing in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Uber Technologies Next up is ride-sharing and delivery platform Uber Technologies (UBER). —Tipranks.com Staff, CNBC, 26 Oct. 2025

Data labeling, traditionally outsourced to gig workers, could be a big business for Uber, turning it into an AI services provider beyond a ride-sharing and delivery company. —Rachyl Jones, semafor.com, 3 Oct. 2025

Glendale police strongly recommend using ride-sharing or carpooling. —Arizona Republic, AZCentral.com, 21 Sep. 2025

Take ride-sharing as a key example. —Erik Jost, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1942, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for ride-sharing

• overbearing
• airing
• bearing
• blaring
• caring
• chairing
• charing
• daring
• erring
• fairing
• flaring
• glaring