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half fares

half fares is the plural of half fare.

Meaning of half fare

Noun

half fare (plural half fares)

  1. A charge of half the usual or standard fare for a journey on public transport, available to certain groups such as children and senior citizens.
    • Members of the public are invited to take part in the tour and tickets, price 15s (half-fare for children), can be obtained from [...].1962 April, “Society Column: The Locomotive Club of Great Britain”, in Modern Railways, unnumbered page

Questions about half fares

What is half fares the plural of?
Half fares is the plural of half fare.

Words near half fares in the dictionary

  1. half duplex
  2. half eagle
  3. half eagles
  4. half empty
  5. half fare
  6. half fares
  7. half feet
  8. half first cousin
  9. half first cousins
  10. half foot
  11. half forward

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