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fare-paying

fare-paying adjective: relating to people who pay a fare for a journey, usually on public transport.

Adjective

fare-paying (not comparable)

  1. Relating to people who pay a fare for a journey, usually on public transport.
    • All 111 trains (89 five-car and 22 ten-car sets) were due in traffic by now, but so far none has carried a fare-paying passenger.2020 July 1, “Network News: ORR authorises GA Class 720/5s to carry passengers”, in Rail, page 12

Questions about fare-paying

What does fare-paying mean?
Fare-paying means relating to people who pay a fare for a journey, usually on public transport.
What part of speech is fare-paying?
Fare-paying is an adjective.

Words near fare-paying in the dictionary

  1. fare thee well
  2. fare thee wells
  3. fare-dodger
  4. fare-dodgers
  5. fare-dodging
  6. fare-paying
  7. fare-thee-well
  8. farebeater
  9. farebeaters
  10. farebox
  11. farebox recovery ratio

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