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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Fare \Fare\, n. [AS. faru journey, fr. faran. See Fare, v.]
1. A journey; a passage. [Obs.]
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That nought might stay his fare. --Spenser.
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2. The price of passage or going; the sum paid or due for
conveying a person by land or water; as, the fare for
crossing a river; the fare in a coach or by railway.
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3. Ado; bustle; business. [Obs.]
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The warder chid and made fare. --Chaucer.
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4. Condition or state of things; fortune; hap; cheer.
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What fare? what news abroad ? --Shak.
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5. Food; provisions for the table; entertainment; as, coarse
fare; delicious fare. ``Philosophic fare.'' --Dryden.
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6. The person or persons conveyed in a vehicle; as, a full
fare of passengers. --A. Drummond.
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7. The catch of fish on a fishing vessel.
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Bill of fare. See under Bill.
Fare+indicator+or+{+Fare+register" rel="nofollow">Fare indicator or { Fare register, a device for recording
the number of passengers on a street car, etc.
Fare wicket.
(a) A gate or turnstile at the entrance of toll bridges,
exhibition grounds, etc., for registering the number
of persons passing it.
(b) An opening in the door of a street car for purchasing
tickets of the driver or passing fares to the
conductor. --Knight.
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