carfare

[ kahr-fair ]

/ ˈkɑrˌfɛər /

noun

the amount charged for a ride on a subway, streetcar, bus, etc.

Origin of carfare

An Americanism dating back to 1865–70; car¹ + fare

Words nearby carfare

careworn, carex, Carey, Carey Coombs murmur, Carey Street, carfare, carfax, carfuffle, carful, cargo, cargo bay

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Example sentences from the Web for carfare

So small a matter as carfare will make a girl thrust herself on a young man's care.
The Leaven in a Great City|Lillian William Betts
And the chance of having to beg for your carfare and pin money.
The Widow|Helen Rowland
The man took me to his house and kept me all night and paid my carfare to London next day.
From the Bottom Up|Alexander Irvine
He had in his pocket but five cents with which to pay his carfare home, so he sent the message collect.
Martin Eden|Jack London

The company ran on a reef and Frank sent for carfare which I cheerfully remitted, crediting it to his educational account.
A Son of the Middle Border|Hamlin Garland

British Dictionary definitions for carfare

carfare

/ (ˈkɑːˌfɛə) /

noun

US and Canadian the fare that a passenger is charged for a ride on a bus, etc

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单词	carfare
释义	carfare [ kahr-fair ] / ˈkɑrˌfɛər / noun the amount charged for a ride on a subway, streetcar, bus, etc. Origin of carfare An Americanism dating back to 1865–70; car¹ + fare Words nearby carfare careworn, carex, Carey, Carey Coombs murmur, Carey Street, carfare, carfax, carfuffle, carful, cargo, cargo bay Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for carfare So small a matter as carfare will make a girl thrust herself on a young man's care. The Leaven in a Great City\|Lillian William Betts And the chance of having to beg for your carfare and pin money. The Widow\|Helen Rowland The man took me to his house and kept me all night and paid my carfare to London next day. From the Bottom Up\|Alexander Irvine He had in his pocket but five cents with which to pay his carfare home, so he sent the message collect. Martin Eden\|Jack London The company ran on a reef and Frank sent for carfare which I cheerfully remitted, crediting it to his educational account. A Son of the Middle Border\|Hamlin Garland British Dictionary definitions for carfare carfare / (ˈkɑːˌfɛə) / noun US and Canadian the fare that a passenger is charged for a ride on a bus, etc Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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