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fare evasion

fare evasion noun: the act of travelling on public transport without paying, by deliberately not buying a required ticket to travel.

Noun

fare evasion (uncountable)

  1. The act of travelling on public transport without paying, by deliberately not buying a required ticket to travel.
    • These [putting feet on seats and leaving rubbish behind] are officially among the worst habits revealed by staff working on Northern's trains and at stations. Other bugbears include playing music through loudspeakers, not giving way to passengers getting off the train and actually illegal...2023 March 22, “Stop & Examine”, in RAIL, number 979, page 71
    Synonyms:
    fare-dodging

Synonyms of fare evasion

Questions about fare evasion

What does fare evasion mean?
Fare evasion means the act of travelling on public transport without paying, by deliberately not buying a required ticket to travel.
What part of speech is fare evasion?
Fare evasion is a noun.

Words near fare evasion in the dictionary

  1. fare cards
  2. fare dodger
  3. fare dodgers
  4. fare evader
  5. fare evaders
  6. fare evasion
  7. fare ladder
  8. fare ladders
  9. fare thee well
  10. fare thee wells
  11. fare-dodger

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