Meanings
adjectivefare-paying (not comparable)
- not comparableRelating to people who pay a fare for a journey, usually on public transport.
All 111 trains (89 five-car and 22 ten-car sets) were due in traffic by now, but so far none has carried a fare-paying passenger.
2020 July 1, “Network News: ORR authorises GA Class 720/5s to carry passengers”, in Rail, page 12
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