Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

half fare

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.93 in modern English

Syllables: half -fare
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A charge of half the usual or standard fare for a journey on public transport, available to certain groups such as children and senior citizens.

Example Sentences

"Members of the public are invited to take part in the tour and tickets, price 15s (half-fare for children), can be obtained from [...]."

Inflected Forms

half fares (plural) half-fare (alternative)

Questions

What does half fare mean?: A charge of half the usual or standard fare for a journey on public transport, available to certain groups such as children and senior citizens.

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