tap off
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.27 in modern English
14
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
verb
To conclude an electronic ticketing process at the end of a public transport journey by holding a chipcard or a mobile device close to a terminal or reader
Intransitive verb
Example Sentences
- "Launching Monday, the new multi-rider feature will allow up to five riders to use the same Key card when taking a SEPTA bus, trolley, the Broad Street Line, the Market-Frankford Line, the Norristown High Speed Line and Regional Rail.(…) Riders will need to tap on and tap off to get the correct fare."
- "You need to tap on (that is, hold your Myki card against the card reader) on trams, but you don't have to tap off."
- "The new system allows users to tap on and off at a validator with a new MyWay+ transport card or certain contactless bank cards."
- ""It was much easier for us, with one ticketing supplier and one ticketing hardware system that we roll out everywhere... it makes it very easy for people to tap on and tap off on the railway and at an integrated station like Belfast Grand Central, and just tap on and tap off on the bus.""