airfare
gb/ˈɛɹfˌɛɹ/ us/ˈɛɹfˌɛɹ/
B1
Anglais
~ 7900
Sens
0 sens
Nom
B1
quantity
1
price of a plane ticket
The money you must pay to fly on a plane between two places.
Schéma d’usage :
[someone] pays airfare to [a place]
Erreur fréquente :
Learners sometimes confuse “airfare” with “flight.” “Airfare” is the money you pay, while “flight” is the journey itself. Also, some learners write it as two words (“air fare”); in modern usage, the one-word form “airfare” is standard.
Synonymes
plane ticket price (Very close in meaning, but slightly longer and more informal; clearly describes the cost of the ticket.)
Antonymes
free flight (Describes a flight that costs no money, the opposite of having to pay airfare.)
Collocations
round-trip airfare
|discount airfare
|rising airfare
|airfare prices
|airfare costs
|book airfare
Thèmes
travel
|money
|business
|daily life
|finance
|core_vocabulary
Exemples
- Airfare to New York has gone up a lot this year.
- The tour package includes hotel and meals, but airfare is not included.
- We booked our airfare months in advance to get a better deal.
- She compared airfare on several websites before choosing a flight.
- High airfare is discouraging many families from taking vacations abroad.
Exemples pédagogiques
- The airfare to Paris is very high.
- Our airfare was cheaper because we flew on a Monday.
- I need to save money for the airfare to visit my parents.
- The ticket price includes the airfare and airport taxes.
- We found lower airfare on a different airline.
Grammaire
Forme canonique
airfare
API
GB/ˈɛɹfˌɛɹ/
US/ˈɛɹfˌɛɹ/
Syllabes et accentuation
air - fare (2 syllabes)
Stress on 1st syllable (air)
Formes du mot
Noun
- Base: airfare
- Plural: airfares
Famille de mots
Expressions
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