airfare

noun

air·​fare ˈer-ˌfer How to pronounce airfare (audio)
: fare for travel by airplane

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Domestic airfares are about 12% higher this month than in January 2024, according to the booking platform Hopper, which expects the run-up to continue. Harriet Baskas, NBC News, 2 Feb. 2025 To celebrate the release of this new single barrel pick, Knob Creek is offering fans a chance to win a trip to the distillery that includes a hotel stay, roundtrip airfare, and a $1,000 gift card to the American Outpost gift store (that’s a lot of whiskey stones). Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 24 Jan. 2025 Important to maintaining a premier player experience, the league would use charter airfare to transport its players. Ben Pickman, The Athletic, 21 Jan. 2025 Zoom in: The Fairmont near Georgetown offered one of the most luxurious, a $350,000 package that included: Roundtrip airfare for four people and their pet from anywhere in the U.S., plus four nights in a new suite. Anna Spiegel, Axios, 15 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for airfare 

Word History

First Known Use

1917, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of airfare was in 1917

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“Airfare.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/airfare. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.

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