noun
airfare
Airfare (noun) means the cost of a plane ticket. Example: “Airfare to Tokyo has gone up sharply this summer.”
noun
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The cost of a plane ticket.
"I'd love to visit Paris, but I can't afford the airfare."
"Airline ticket prices declined as low-cost carriers started expanding their routes in 2016, the essay said. A chart from online database FRED shows the downward trend in airfares before the COVID-19 pandemic."
— Heather Hennerich, What Makes a Market an Oligopoly? (2023)
"Airfare to Tokyo has gone up sharply this summer."
How to use airfare
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishThe price you pay for a flight.
Common pairings
cheap airfare
round-trip airfare
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Word forms
- Plural
- airfares
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Etymology
From "air" plus "fare" (the price of a journey).
Rhymes for airfare
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What does “airfare” mean?
The word “airfare” means the cost of a plane ticket. In plain terms, the price you pay for a flight.
How do you use “airfare” in a sentence?
Here is “airfare” used in a sentence: “Airfare to Tokyo has gone up sharply this summer.”
What part of speech is “airfare”?
“Airfare” is a noun.
What is the meaning of airfare?
"airfare" (noun) means the cost of a plane ticket.
