flat fare
flat fare noun: a fare, usually for one journey, that remains the same no matter how far one travels.
Noun
flat fare (plural flat fares)
- A fare, usually for one journey, that remains the same no matter how far one travels.
- Today London buses have a flat fare, but the Underground covers too wide an area for the policy to be feasible on the network.2012, Andrew Martin, Underground Overground: A passenger's history of the Tube, Profile Books, →ISBN, page 118
- The financial growth reflects the return of passengers to rail and bus. The latter has been boosted by the DfT's £2 flat fare for any journey, although (like rail) ridership is still lower than pre-COVID.2023 December 13, Mel Holley, “Network News: Open access operations help to boost First's figures”, in RAIL, number 998, page 20
Forms of flat fare
| plural | flat fares |
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Questions about flat fare
- What does flat fare mean?
- Flat fare means a fare, usually for one journey, that remains the same no matter how far one travels.
- What part of speech is flat fare?
- Flat fare is a noun.
- What is the plural of flat fare?
- The plural of flat fare is flat fares.
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