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   fare

   /fɛː/

   noun

   • 1. the money paid for a journey on public transport: "we should go to Seville, but we cannot afford the air fare" Similar ticket pricetransport costpricecostchargefeepaymenttolltarifflevy
   • ▪ a passenger paying to travel in a taxi: "the taxi driver was anxious to pick up a fare"
   • 2. a range of food of a particular type: "traditional Scottish fare" Similar foodmealsboardsustenancenourishmentnutrimentfoodstuffsrefreshmentseatablesprovisionsdaily breadcookingcuisinemenudiettableviversinformal:grubnosheatschowscoffscranformal:comestiblesprovenderarchaic:vittlescommonsvictualsviandsaliment
   • ▪ something offered to the public, typically as a form of entertainment: "those expecting conventional Hollywood fare will be disappointed"

   verb

   • 1. perform in a specified way in a particular situation or over a particular period: "his business has fared badly in recent years"
   • ▪ happen; turn out: archaic "beware that it fare not with you as with your predecessor"
   • 2. travel: archaic "a knight fares forth"

   Word Origin Old Englishfær, faru ‘travelling, a journey or expedition’, faran‘to travel’, also ‘get on (well or badly’), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch varen and German fahren ‘to travel’, Old Norse ferja ‘ferry boat’, also to ford. Sense 1 of the noun stems from an earlier meaning ‘a journey for which a price is paid’. Noun sense 2 was originally used with reference to the quality or quantity of food provided, probably from the idea of faring well or badly.

   Scrabble Points: 7

   • F

     4

   • A

     1

   • R

     1

   • E

     1

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