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excursion fare

excursion fare noun: a fare for travel by land, air, or water which is less expensive than the regular fare, and which usually depends on special conditions, such as round-trip travel, payment in advance, or restrictions in duration of stay.

Noun

excursion fare (plural excursion fares)

  1. A fare for travel by land, air, or water which is less expensive than the regular fare, and which usually depends on special conditions, such as round-trip travel, payment in advance, or restrictions in duration of stay.
    • Bands of Musicians conveyed in ordinary advertised Excursion Trains are charged the full excursion fare, but when accompanying Guaranteed Excursions, or travelling in Excursion Trains to Brass Band Contests, they are conveyed at half the Excursion Fare.1869 January, Regulations of the Railway Clearing House, James Truscott & Son (London), p. 109 (Google preview)
    • As of Jan. 1, Pan American will offer lower round‐trip economy excursion fares in some instances.1964 December 27, “The Field of Travel”, in New York Times, retrieved 20 Oct 2015
    Synonyms:
    excursion rate

Synonyms of excursion fare

Forms of excursion fare

pluralexcursion fares

Questions about excursion fare

What does excursion fare mean?
Excursion fare means a fare for travel by land, air, or water which is less expensive than the regular fare, and which usually depends on special conditions, such as round-trip travel, payment in advance, or restrictions in duration of stay.
What part of speech is excursion fare?
Excursion fare is a noun.
What is the plural of excursion fare?
The plural of excursion fare is excursion fares.

Words near excursion fare in the dictionary

  1. excurse
  2. excursed
  3. excurses
  4. excursing
  5. excursion
  6. excursion fare
  7. excursion fares
  8. excursion rate
  9. excursion rates
  10. excursion steamer
  11. excursion steamers

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