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fare
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fare1 /feə $ fer/ noun
 Language: Old English
 Origin: faru 'journey'
1. [countable] the price you pay to travel somewhere by bus, train, plane etc
    bus/train/air/cab fare
    Air fares have shot up by 20%.
    half-fare/full-fare
    Children under 14 travel half-fare.
2. [uncountable] written food, especially food served in a restaurant or eaten on a special occasion:
    traditional Christmas fare
3. [countable] a passenger in a taxi
4. [uncountable] something that is offered to the public, especially as entertainment:
    The movie is suitable family fare.

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fare2 verb
fare well/badly/better etc to be successful, unsuccessful etc:
    Although Chicago has fared better than some cities, unemployment remains a problem.
    He wondered how Ed had fared in the interview.