fare
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++fare1 /feə $ fer/ ●●○ noun 1 [countable]TTCOST the price you pay to travel somewhere by bus, train, plane etc 〔公共汽车、火车、飞机等的〕票价bus/train/air/cab fare Air fares have shot up by 20%. 飞机票价已猛涨20%。half-fare/full-fare Children under 14 travel half-fare. 14岁以下儿童半票。► see thesaurus at cost2 FOOD[uncountable] written food, especially food served in a restaurant or eaten on a special occasion 〔尤指餐厅或特殊场合吃的〕饭菜 traditional Christmas fare 传统的圣诞节食物► see thesaurus at food3. [countable]TTCTRAVEL a passenger in a taxi 出租车乘客4 [uncountable] something that is offered to the public, especially as entertainment 供大众使用的东西〔尤指作娱乐之用〕 The movie is suitable family fare. 这部电影适合全家人一起观看。
Examples from the Corpus
fare• A one-week stay in Majorca costs $779 including air fare.• Room, air fare and one show ticket: $ 400 to $ 470, also two nights.• The biggest fare increases were on the Kansas City to Minneapolis line.• I said, miming standard television sit-com fare.• The Elephant and Castle is known for its traditional English fare.• The full excess fare had to be paid.• The movie is suitable family fare.• Lindsey Inn, offers an assortment of hearty fare and seafood dishes in a comfortable atmosphere.• Goose, duck, and turkey are typical holiday fare in the Netherlands.• The specials, publicized only on the Internet and good for weekend getaways, are far lower than any other fares.• Children will be thrilled to find such simple fare as macaroni and cheese on the menu.• I had to walk home because I didn't have enough money for the fare.• The fare laid before Botha last night was hardly epicurean.• The fare is cheaper on Saturdays and Sundays.• The only possible response from the independents would be to also reduce their fares but without the cross-funding safety net.• Finally run out of money and had to borrow train fare from Chamonix to Geneva.• How much is the train fare from Toronto to Montreal?bus/train/air/cab fare• Not included: ground and air fare.• The service also can book air fare, ground transportation, lift tickets and more.• Not included: international air fare and port taxes.• The Sisters soon realised that many of the patients could not afford the bus or train fare every week.• With each call, the CalPIRG callers asked for the lowest possible air fare on a specific route for a specific date.• He was trying to save bus fares so he could buy a new bike.• Head whirling, she went into a travel agency and enquired the air fare to Toronto.• The cab fare was thirty-three dollars.fare2 verb fare well/badly/better etc SUCCEED IN DOING somethingto be successful, unsuccessful etc 成功/失败/更成功等 Although Chicago has fared better than some cities, unemployment remains a problem. 虽说芝加哥比其他一些城市情况好些，但失业仍是个问题。 He wondered how Ed had fared in the interview. 他想知道埃德面试情况如何。→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpus
fare• I always enjoyed walking the full length of the street to check how the other shops were faring.• Although here, too, Chicago had fared better than many older cities, unemployment remained a serious, seemingly intractable problem.• Yeb isn't faring much better.• I do consider myself a storyteller... and yet I am concerned that education is faring so badly.• First, there is the demand that individual animals have a life that fares well, all considered.• Even in cities which generally fared well in the face of federal budget cuts, the impacts in these areas were significant.• In the major terminal breeds, the Charolais fares worst with up to 17.3 percent of difficult calvings in some herds.From Longman Business Dictionaryfarefare /feəfer/ noun [countable]TRAVEL the price paid to travel by plane, train etcWith cheaper air fares, travelers have more vacation choices.South Yorkshire’s low bus fares are persuading drivers to leave their cars at home.Children under 14 travel half fare.Only half of the passengers had paid full fare. → advance purchase fare → business class fare → coach fare → excess fare → first-class fare → off-peak fare → one-way fare → open-jaw fare → peak fare → peak season fare → return fare → single fareOrigin fare1 Old English faru “journey”fare1 nounfare2 verbChinese
you pay to travel somewhere the price Corpus Business
fare
fare1 /feə $ fer/ 
noun
bus/train/air/cab fare
Air fares have shot up by 20%.
half-fare/full-fare
Children under 14 travel half-fare.
2. [uncountable] written food, especially food served in a restaurant or eaten on a special occasion:
traditional Christmas fare
3. [countable] a passenger in a taxi
4. [uncountable] something that is offered to the public, especially as entertainment:
The movie is suitable family fare.
fare2 verb
fare well/badly/better etc to be successful, unsuccessful etc:
Although Chicago has fared better than some cities, unemployment remains a problem.
He wondered how Ed had fared in the interview.
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noun Language: Old English
Origin: faru 'journey'
1. [countable] the price you pay to travel somewhere by bus, train, plane etcOrigin: faru 'journey'
bus/train/air/cab fare
half-fare/full-fare
2. [uncountable] written food, especially food served in a restaurant or eaten on a special occasion:
3. [countable] a passenger in a taxi
4. [uncountable] something that is offered to the public, especially as entertainment:
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verbfare well/badly/better etc to be successful, unsuccessful etc:
rate a fixed amount of money that is asked or paid for sth 指所索取或付出的价格、费用 ：◆ a low hourly rate of pay 按小时支付的低报酬 ◆ interest rates 利率 charge an amount of money that is asked for goods or services 指商品或服务的要价、收费 ：◆ an admission charge 入场费 fee ( an amount of money that you have to pay for professional advice or services, to go to a school or college, or to join an organizationrather
指专业服务费、咨询费、学费、会费 ：◆ legal fees 诉讼费 ◆ an annual membership fee 年度会费 rent an amount of money that you regularly have to pay for use of a building or room 指房屋租金 NOTE In American English, rent can be used to meanrental .在美式英语中，rent 可用以表示 rental（租金） ：◆ The weekly rent on the car was over $300. 这辆汽车每周的租金是 300 多美元。 fine a sum of money that must be paid as punishment for breaking a law or rule 指罚金、罚款 ：◆ a parking fine 违规停车罚款 fare the money that you pay to travel by bus, plane, taxi, etc. 指乘坐公共汽车、飞机、出租车等的费用 toll an amount of money that you have to pay to use a particular road or bridge 指道路、桥梁的通行费 rental an amount of money that you have to pay to use sth for a particular period of time 指租金
rent or rental? 用 rent 还是 rental？
In British English rent is only money paid to use a building or room: for other items userental . In American Englishrent can be used for both, butrental is still more common for other items.在英式英语中，rent 只指房屋租金，其他物品的租金用 rental。在美式英语中，rent 可指以上两种租金；但指其他物品的租金时，较常用 rental。
Patterns
(a) rate/charge/fee/rent/fine/fare/toll/rental for sth(a) rate/charge/fee/rent/toll/rental on sthat a rate/charge/fee/rent/fare/rental of…for a charge/feeto pay (a) rate/charge/fee/rent/fine/fare/toll/rentalto charge (a) rate/fee/rent/fare/toll/rental