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return fare

return fare noun: a fare charged for a two-way journey, to one's destination and back to the starting point.

Noun

return fare (plural return fares)

  1. A fare charged for a two-way journey, to one's destination and back to the starting point.
    • To coincide with the launch, LNER has introduced fixed-price all-in-one return fares for two adults and up to four children, priced at £129 between London, Thornaby and London.2021 December 29, “Network News: LNER launches King's Cross-Middlesbrough direct service”, in RAIL, number 947, page 12

Forms of return fare

pluralreturn fares

Questions about return fare

What does return fare mean?
Return fare means a fare charged for a two-way journey, to one's destination and back to the starting point.
What part of speech is return fare?
Return fare is a noun.
What is the plural of return fare?
The plural of return fare is return fares.

Words near return fare in the dictionary

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  2. return demonstration
  3. return demonstrations
  4. return envelope
  5. return envelopes
  6. return fare
  7. return fares
  8. return fire
  9. return flow
  10. return flows
  11. return fraud

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