Meanings
- uncountableA form of commercial transportation in which, through social media, clients call a driver who privately owns his vehicle, and proceed in their trip as passengers.
I mean, I remember the days when everybody said ride-hail will never work, micromobility will never work.
2024 August 20, Adam Hill, “Sampo Hietanen: “Most likely you're going to be the ‘magnificent corpse’ out of all this””, in ITS International, London; Finland: Route One Publishing, retrieved 27 Apr 20253 more examples
Uber, the ride-hailing service, said on Wednesday that it would bolster its processes for conducting background checks on drivers, aiming to enhance passenger safety amid growing scrutiny.
2014 December 17, Mike Isaac, “Uber Pledges to Strengthen Background Checks for Drivers”, in Bits Blog, New York: The New York Times Company, archived from the original on 02 Apr 2024Ride-hailing services such as Uber and Lyft let people use smartphone apps to book and pay for a private car service or in some cases, a taxi.
2015 January 8, Charlie Warzel, “Let's All Join The AP Stylebook In Killing The Term "Ride-Sharing"”, in BuzzFeed News, New York: BuzzFeed, Inc., retrieved 27 Apr 2025The rise of ride-hailing services like Uber and Lyft has drawn consumers away from car-sharing models, boosting demand for on-demand transportation.
2017 July 14, Greg Bensinger, “Car-Sharing Companies Hit Speed Bumps as Demand Slows, Ride-Hailing Grows”, in The Wall Street Journal, New York: Dow Jones & Company, retrieved 27 Apr 2025Synonyms: ridesharing
- participlepresentpresent participle of ridehail
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA form of commercial transportation in which, through social media, clients call a driver who privately owns his vehicle, and proceed in their trip as passengers.
Origin
Translations
Spanish llamamiento de vectaciones, llamado de llevadas
- llamamiento de vectacionesTranslations
- llamado de llevadasTranslations
- transporte mediante aplisTranslations
- ordenamiento de taxisTranslations
Cite this entry
ridehailing. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ridehailing
“ridehailing.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ridehailing. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ridehailing,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ridehailing.
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