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Added 8 October 2026

fare

/ˈfɛə/ noun

In Latin: naulum Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about fare at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

An agenda of things to do.
they worked rapidly down the menu of reports
The sum charged for riding in a public conveyance.
A paying (taxi) passenger.

verb

Proceed or get along.
How is she doing in her new job?
Eat well.

Origin

From Middle English fare, from a merger of Old English fær (“journey, road”) and faru (“journey, companions, baggage”), from Proto-Germanic *farą and *farō (“journey, fare”), from Proto-Indo-European *per- (“a going, passage”).

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