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rideshare

rideshare noun: a ridesharing arrangement in which people travel together.

Noun

rideshare (plural rideshares)

  1. A ridesharing arrangement in which people travel together.
    • The neighbors decided on a rideshare to get their kids to school, so that they wouldn't each have to drive every day.
  2. A taxi or minicab hired through a ridesharing app.
    • He took an Uber rideshare to the other side of town.2022 November 9, S.L. Ditmars, Big Dogs, WildBlue Press, →ISBN
    • Like a sleepwalker, he got into the rideshare and sat in the back seat, his arms folded around the envelope.2024 September 24, Carol Ericson, What Lies Below, Harlequin, →ISBN

Verb

rideshare (third-person singular simple present rideshares, present participle ridesharing, simple past and past participle rideshared)

  1. (intransitive) To participate in ridesharing.
  2. (intransitive, transitive) To work or gig as a rideshare driver.

Forms of rideshare

Noun
pluralrideshares
Verb
third-person singular presentrideshares
present participleridesharing
past participlerideshared
pastrideshared

Origin of rideshare

From ride + share.

Questions about rideshare

What does rideshare mean?
Rideshare means a ridesharing arrangement in which people travel together.
What part of speech is rideshare?
Rideshare can be a noun or a verb.
What is the plural of rideshare?
The plural of rideshare is rideshares.

Words near rideshare in the dictionary

  1. rides to hounds
  2. rides up
  3. rides up on
  4. rides with
  5. rides with the punches
  6. rideshare
  7. rideshared
  8. ridesharer
  9. ridesharers
  10. rideshares
  11. ridesharing

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