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airfare

American  
[air-fair] / ˈɛərˌfɛər /
Or air fare

noun

  1. the price charged for transportation by airplane.


Etymology

Origin of airfare

First recorded in 1915–20; air 1 + fare

Example Sentences

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Colón did not explain how many investigations of abuse could have been funded by money spent on the airfare and accommodations for her entourage.

From Salon

The few trips that McMillan has booked to the States are mostly last-minute jaunts with inexpensive airfare “because no one is on the planes.”

From Los Angeles Times

January was marked by jumps in prices for cigarettes, airfares and music streaming subscriptions.

From BBC

Yet there are still some signs—such as January price increases for products like clothing, televisions and airfares—that inflation is continuing to weigh on consumers exhausted by price hikes.

From The Wall Street Journal

“My family lives in New York, and I’d love to visit with the kids, but airfare is so expensive,” she said.

From The Wall Street Journal