Meanings
nounreturn fare (plural return fares)
plural return fares
- lifestyleA fare charged for a two-way journey, to one's destination and back to the starting point.
To coincide with the launch, LNER has introduced fixed-price all-in-one return fares for two adults and up to four children, priced at £129 between London, Thornaby and London.
2021 December 29, “Network News: LNER launches King's Cross-Middlesbrough direct service”, in RAIL, number 947, page 12
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