bus fare

noun

The passenger fare charged for riding on a bus.

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Meanings

nounbus fare (countable and uncountable, plural bus fares)

plural bus fares · alternative busfare

  1. countableuncountableThe passenger fare charged for riding on a bus.

    In Los Angeles, residents are provided with bus fare, while in Denver's North Lincoln the resident community resource specialist sometime drives residents to their appointments.

    1997, Theodore M. Hammett, Public Housing Drug Elimination Program Resource Document

Synonyms & antonyms

nounthe fare charged for riding a bus or streetcar

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Translations

Czech jízdné
  • jízdnépassenger fare
Finnish bussimaksu
  • bussimaksupassenger fare
Hungarian buszjegy, viteldíj
  • buszjegypassenger fare
  • viteldíjpassenger fare
  • autóbusz-viteldíjpassenger fare
Japanese バス代
  • バス代 (basudai)passenger fare
Korean 버스 요금
  • 버스 요금 (beoseu yogeum)passenger fare
Polish opłata za przejazd autobusem
  • opłata za przejazd autobusempassenger fare
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APA

bus fare. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bus%20fare

MLA

“bus fare.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bus%20fare. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bus fare,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bus%20fare.

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