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fare

fare [ fair ]


noun  (plural fares)
Definition:
 
1. cost of travel: the amount charged for a journey

2. passenger: a paying passenger in a taxi

3. food: food that is provided, especially when simple and substantial

4. entertainment: the particular type of material provided by a magazine, television show, or other form of entertainment
a channel offering the usual fare of makeover programs and celebrity interviews



intransitive verb  (past and past participle fared, present participle far·ing, 3rd person present singular fares)
Definition:
 
1. manage in doing something: to get on in a particular way in doing or experiencing something
How did she fare in the exam?

2. happen: to turn out in a particular way for somebody

3. eat: to dine or be given food

4. travel: to go on a journey ( literary )

[ Old English fær, faru "journey" < Germanic]

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