rideshare

noun

ride·​share ˈrīd-ˌsher 

variants or less commonly ride-share or ride share

plural rideshares also ride-shares or ride shares

1

: a service or network through which ride-sharing trips are arranged

Talk of imposed regulations on the popular rideshares such as Lyft and Uber has fueled debate among the Seattle community.

—University Wire (Carlsbad)

a rideshare company

rideshare apps

2

: an automobile trip that is arranged by means of ride-sharing

Riders from low-frequency transit areas who book subsidized trips that require both a bus ride and a rideshare will soon be able to do that in one step in the agency's app …

—Chris Tisch and Caitlin Johnston

3

: a private automobile used for a ride-sharing trip

Revelers arrive in sports cars and ride-shares several nights a week …

—Patricia Mazzei

compare taxicab

Examples of rideshare in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

This is the first of a new type of rideshare program flying to that orbit that augments SpaceX’s Transporter program that flies to SSO. —Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 Apr. 2025

If your teen would rather utilize a rideshare than get their own license, then the teen should be responsible for paying for it, Damour added. —Madeline Holcombe, CNN Money, 5 Apr. 2025

Their historic strike lasted for two and a half weeks – leaving residents across the county scrambling to find walking, bike and rideshare routes to their destinations – before a county judge ordered them to return to work last week. —Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 4 Apr. 2025

The Space Force's GPS satellites provide navigation data for military and civilian users, guiding everything from precision bombs to Uber rideshares. —ArsTechnica, 27 Mar. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1942, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for rideshare

• aftercare
• anywhere
• billionaire
• chinaware
• debonair
• dinnerware
• disrepair
• doctrinaire
• earthenware
• everywhere
• frigidaire
• kitchenware