fare-paying

English

Adjective

fare-paying (not comparable)

1. Relating to people who pay a fare for a journey, usually on public transport.
   • 2020 July 1, “Network News: ORR authorises GA Class 720/5s to carry passengers”, in Rail, page 12:

     All 111 trains (89 five-car and 22 ten-car sets) were due in traffic by now, but so far none has carried a fare-paying passenger.

Related terms

• farepayer

References

• “fare-paying”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.