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PRONUNCIATION OF HALF FARE

half fare  [hɑːf feə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HALF FARE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Half fare is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES HALF FARE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of half fare in the English dictionary

The definition of half fare in the dictionary is the sum charged or paid for conveyance in a bus, train, aeroplane, etc, by children, pensioners, etc, when it is equal to half the cost of the price paid by a regular passenger.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH HALF FARE


full-fare
ˈfʊlˌfeə
half-fare
ˌhɑːfˈfeə
infare
ˈɪnfeə
phare
feə
wayfare
ˈweɪˌfeə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HALF FARE

half a dozen
half an eye
half an hour
half and half
half board
half coupling
half eagle
half frame
half gainer
half holiday
half landing
half measure
half measures
half pay
half pint
half rest
half seas over
half step
half term
half tiger

WORDS THAT END LIKE HALF FARE

airfare
animal welfare
bill of fare
child welfare
fanfare
fare
full fare
information warfare
jungle warfare
on welfare
psychological warfare
public welfare
return fare
social welfare
taxi fare
the welfare
thoroughfare
trench warfare
warfare
welfare

Synonyms and antonyms of half fare in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «half fare» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF HALF FARE

Find out the translation of half fare to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of half fare from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «half fare» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

半票
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

mitad de la tarifa
570 millions of speakers

English

half fare
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

आधा किराया
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

نصف أجرة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

половина тариф
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

meia passagem
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অর্ধ ভাড়া
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

demi-tarif
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Setengah tambang
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

halben Preis
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

半額運賃
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

반액
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Setengah tarif
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

một nửa giá vé
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

அரை கட்டணம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अर्धा भाडे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Yarım ücret
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

metà prezzo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

połowa taryfy
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

половина тариф
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

jumătate tarif
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

μισή τιμή
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

half prys
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

halv fare
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

halv pris
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of half fare

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HALF FARE»

The term «half fare» is regularly used and occupies the 107.586 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «HALF FARE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about half fare

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HALF FARE»

Discover the use of half fare in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to half fare and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Cost Accounting: Principles And Practice
(ii) Rs (a) Average cost per student per month (upto 4 kms distance) Rs 192 4-12 = 16 months (b) Average cost per student per month (beyond 4 kms distance) Rs 16 X 2 = 32 Notes: (1) We have selected half fare student as the cost unit (i.e., ...
Dutta, 2003
2
Traveling the Eurail Express
Although you pay half-fare for many trips that Eurail product or Swiss Pass holders ride free, you frequently come out ahead when: • Your travel is lighter than it would take for a Swiss Pass to pay for itself, or q When you travel on routes not fully ...
Jay Brunhouse, 2004
3
Practicals in Cost Accounts
Half fare for 50% students 50% of 5 = 25 Students Full fare for remaining students 50% of 50 25 Students Full fare students 25 are converted into half fare students 25 x 2 = 50 Students i.e., twice the half fare students Now the total No. of half ...
4
Cost Accounting and Financial Management: For CA Integrated ...
50% of the students are half-fare students. Calculate the cost of half-fare and full fare students and the average cost per month that a student should spend. Step 1 : Purticulaflit'-15$' Fixed Cost Depreciation l,50,000 — 30,000/12 10,000 50,000 ...
V. Venkatasivakumar
5
Perilous Voyages: Czech and English Immigrants to Texas in ...
100 f R 15 n Children under 8 years, half-fare to New Orleans; Infants, £1 1 0. From New Orleans to Galveston, over three and under 12, half-fare; under three, free; from Galveston to San Antonio, over five and under 12, half-fare; under five,  ...
Lawrence H. Konecny, Clinton Machann, 2004
6
Maggie Comes to America
“That is just half-fare. I know I said I thought I could get her on for half-fare, but there is no guarantee that Maggie will get half-fare. The boat may not have half- fare. I'm afraid I am going to need enough for full-fare, which is six pounds.” Peggy ...
Barry Guinagh, 2009
7
Cost Accounting, 3E
... p.a per bus Calculation of number of student per bus: Bus capacity Half fare: 50 %, i.e. Full fare: 50%, i.e. Full fare students as equivalent to half fare Students, i.e. Total number of half fare students Total number of half fare students in two trips ...
Jawaharlal, 2002
8
Frommer's Portugal
Children 4 to 11 travel at half fare, and children under 4 travel for free. The Spain ' n Portugal Saverpass, good for both Portugal and Spain, offers any 3 days of unlimited first-class train travel in a 2-month period for $229 (children 4–11 pay half ...
Darwin Porter, Danforth Prince, 2008
9
ECMT Round Tables Interurban Transport Costs Report of the ...
How should seats be allocated in a train with 400 seats, of one class only, serving two stations B and C, with only two fares: full fare (1/1) and half-fare (1/2), the latter being commercial concessions (because if they were social concessions the ...
European Conference of Ministers of Transport, 1995
10
School Travel: Second Report of Session 2008-09; Report, ...
Care should therefore be taken in using these results. To which age groups are these benefits offered? No of LAs offering benefit Age 5-11 Age 12-14 Age 15-16 Age 17-18 Flat fare Half fare Reduced fare Reduced season tickets Free travel A  ...
Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons. Transport Committee, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HALF FARE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term half fare is used in the context of the following news items.
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Officials say new PDRTA bus transfer point works well
Senior citizens age 65+, persons with disabilities, Veterans w/ID and Medicare card holders ride half fare $0.75. - FMU students, faculty and ... «SCNow, Jun 15»
2
IPO market dishes up 'Goldilocks' first-half fare for bankers
Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley and HSBC are set to be the big winners in the European equity capital and initial public offering markets at ... «Financial News, Jun 15»
3
Police confronted by Rotherham public transport campaigners
The demo is part of a campaign to keep up the pressure on transport bosses after senior citizens were left facing half fare in South Yorkshire ... «Rotherham Advertiser, Jun 15»
4
MTA expanding service
Seniors (62+) and person with disabilities, with a valid MTA discount card, pay half fare on all MTA routes. Complete information is available at ... «Ukiah Daily Journal, Jun 15»
5
RIPTA may end free rides for elderly, disabled
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — It will be at least four months before the Rhode Island Public Transit Authority could begin charging half fare, or $1, ... «The Providence Journal, Jun 15»
6
Rotherham protesters join Freedom Ride demonstration
... in a bid to keep up the pressure on transport bosses who scrapped the free passes last year, forcing senior citizens to pay half fare instead. «Rotherham Advertiser, Jun 15»
7
ARRIVA: Bus fare increase from June 28 on all Milton Keynes routes
... 28 June 2015 so that card holders will pay half fare the adult single fare for a single journey (10 trip and weekly tickets will be priced at £10). «MK News, Jun 15»
8
Traveling the Inside Passage
Kids 6-11 go for half fare and kids under 6 travel free. Ferrying your car is much more costly, but what would you do with a car in Southeast ... «The Seattle Times, May 15»
9
RTD will reach 'revenue targets' by charging the poor
I will no longer be buying a monthly pass due to the cost. I'm disabled and have a discount card that lets me pay half fare. We have decided to ... «The Colorado Independent, May 15»
10
Renewed calls for lower Loganair fares
That is what the airline must explore for the benefit of Shetland. Another passenger on a flight even paying half fare is better than an empty seat. «Shetland News, May 15»

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