Main Difference
The main difference between Fair and Fare is that the Fair is a gathering of people for a variety of entertainment or commercial activities and Fare is a fee payable to use a public transport service.
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Fair
A fair (archaic: faire or fayre), also known as a funfair, is a gathering of people for a variety of entertainment or commercial activities. It is normally of the essence of a fair that it is temporary with scheduled times lasting from an afternoon to several weeks.
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Fare
A fare is the fee paid by a passenger for use of a public transport system: rail, bus, taxi, etc. In the case of air transport, the term airfare is often used.
Fare structure is the system set up to determine how much is to be paid by various passengers using a transit vehicle at any given time.
A linked trip is a trip from the origin to the destination on the transit system. Even if a passenger must make several transfers during a journey, the trip is counted as one linked trip on the system.
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Fair (adjective)
Beautiful, of a pleasing appearance, with a pure and fresh quality.
“Monday’s child is fair of face.”
“There was once a knight who wooed a fair young maid.”
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Fair (adjective)
Unblemished (figuratively or literally); clean and pure; innocent.
“one’s fair name”
“After scratching out and replacing various words in the manuscript, he scribed a fair copy to send to the publisher.”
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Fair (adjective)
Light in color, pale, particularly as regards skin tone but also referring to blond hair.
“She had fair hair and blue eyes.”
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Fair (adjective)
Just, equitable.
“He must be given a fair trial.”
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Fair (adjective)
Adequate, reasonable, or decent.
“The patient was in a fair condition after some treatment.”
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Fair (adjective)
Favorable to a ship’s course.
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Fair (adjective)
Not overcast; cloudless; clear; pleasant; propitious; said of the sky, weather, or wind, etc.
“a fair sky;”
“a fair day”
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Fair (adjective)
Free from obstacles or hindrances; unobstructed; unencumbered; open; direct; said of a road, passage, etc.
“a fair mark;”
“in fair sight;”
“a fair view”
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Fair (adjective)
Without sudden change of direction or curvature; smooth; flowing; said of the figure of a vessel, and of surfaces, water lines, and other lines.
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Fair (adjective)
Between the baselines.
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Fair (noun)
Something which is fair (in various senses of the adjective).
“When will we learn to distinguish between the fair and the foul?”
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Fair (noun)
A woman, a member of the ‘fair sex’; also as a collective singular, women.
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Fair (noun)
Fairness, beauty.
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Fair (noun)
A fair woman; a sweetheart.
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Fair (noun)
Good fortune; good luck.
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Fair (noun)
A community gathering to celebrate and exhibit local achievements.
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Fair (noun)
An event for public entertainment and trade, a market.
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Fair (noun)
An event for professionals in a trade to learn of new products and do business, a trade fair.
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Fair (noun)
A travelling amusement park (called a funfair in British English and a (travelling) carnival in US English).
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Fair (verb)
To smoothen or even a surface (especially a connection or junction on a surface).
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Fair (verb)
To bring into perfect alignment (especially about rivet holes when connecting structural members).
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Fair (verb)
To construct or design a structure whose primary function is to produce a smooth outline or reduce air drag or water resistance.
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Fair (verb)
To make fair or beautiful.
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Fair (adverb)
clearly, openly, frankly, civilly, honestly, favorably, auspiciously, agreeably
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Fare (noun)
A going; journey; travel; voyage; course; passage.
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Fare (noun)
Money paid for a transport ticket.
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Fare (noun)
A paying passenger, especially in a taxi.
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Fare (noun)
Food and drink.
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Fare (noun)
Supplies for consumption or pleasure.
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Fare (noun)
A prostitute’s client.
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Fare (verb)
To go, travel.
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Fare (verb)
To get along, succeed (well or badly); to be in any state, or pass through any experience, good or bad; to be attended with any circumstances or train of events.
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Fare (verb)
To eat, dine.
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Fare (verb)
To happen well, or ill.
“We shall see how it will fare with him.”
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Fare (verb)
To move along; proceed; progress; advance
“We will continue to monitor how the hurricane fares against projected models.”
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Fair (adjective)
treating people equally without favouritism or discrimination
“the group has achieved fair and equal representation for all its members”
“a fairer distribution of wealth”
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Fair (adjective)
just or appropriate in the circumstances
“to be fair, this subject poses special problems”
“it’s not fair to take it out on her”
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Fair (adjective)
(of a means or procedure) not violent
“try first by fair means”
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Fair (adjective)
(of hair or complexion) light; blonde
“a pretty girl with long fair hair”
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Fair (adjective)
(of a person) having a light complexion or hair
“he’s very fair with blue eyes”
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Fair (adjective)
considerable though not outstanding in size or amount
“he did a fair bit of coaching”
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Fair (adjective)
moderately good
“he believes he has a fair chance of success”
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Fair (adjective)
complete; utter
“this cow is a fair swine”
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Fair (adjective)
(of weather) fine and dry
“a fair autumn day”
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Fair (adjective)
(of the wind) favourable
“they set sail with a fair wind”
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Fair (adjective)
beautiful
“the fairest of her daughters”
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Fair (adjective)
(of words) specious despite being initially attractive
“the Sophists have plenty of brave words and fair devices”
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Fair (adverb)
without cheating or trying to achieve unjust advantage
“no one could say he played fair”
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Fair (adverb)
to a high degree
“she’ll be fair delighted to see you”
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Fair (noun)
a beautiful woman
“pursuing his fair in a solitary street”
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Fair (noun)
a gathering of stalls and amusements for public entertainment
“I won a goldfish at the fair”
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Fair (noun)
a periodic gathering for the sale of goods.
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Fair (noun)
an exhibition to promote particular products
“the European Fine Art Fair”
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Fair (noun)
an annual competitive exhibition of livestock, agricultural products, etc., held by a town, county, or state.
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Fair (verb)
(of the weather) become fine
“looks like it’s fairing off some”
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Fair (verb)
streamline (a vehicle, boat, or aircraft) by adding fairings
“it is fully faired and race ready”
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Fare (noun)
the money paid for a journey on public transport
“we should go to Seville, but we cannot afford the air fare”
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Fare (noun)
a passenger paying to travel in a taxi
“the taxi driver was anxious to pick up a fare”
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Fare (noun)
a range of food of a particular type
“traditional Scottish fare”
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Fare (noun)
something offered to the public, typically as a form of entertainment
“those expecting conventional Hollywood fare will be disappointed”
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Fare (verb)
perform in a specified way in a particular situation or over a particular period
“the party fared badly in the elections”
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Fare (verb)
happen; turn out
“beware that it fare not with you as with your predecessor”
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Fare (verb)
travel
“a knight fares forth”