Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

railfare

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: rail-fare
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative form of rail fare.

Example Sentences

"Railfares will be 16s. return from London Bridge and Peckham Rye, 15s. 3d. from Tulse Hill and Streatham, 14s. 6d. from Wimbledon and Surbiton, and 8s. from Reading."

Etymology

From rail + fare.

Inflected Forms

railfares (plural)

Questions

What does railfare mean?: Alternative form of rail fare.
Where does railfare come from?: From rail + fare.

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