Carfare

noun

noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The passenger fare charged for riding on a streetcar, bus or similar public transit. US, countable, dated, uncountable

    "Last year, organized crime was directly responsible for more than one hundred murders, and mafiosi participated indirectly in several hundred more, either by lending the killers carfare or by holding their coats."

  2. 2
    the fare charged for riding a bus or streetcar wordnet

Synonyms

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admissionadmission feeanchoragebrokeragebus farebus fare

Example

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"That will not make even carfare."

Etymology

From car + fare.

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