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.
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.
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.
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.”
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.”
Fair (adjective)
Light in color, pale, particularly as regards skin tone but also referring to blond hair.
“She had fair hair and blue eyes.”
Fair (adjective)
Just, equitable.
“He must be given a fair trial.”
Fair (adjective)
Adequate, reasonable, or decent.
“The patient was in a fair condition after some treatment.”
Fair (adjective)
Favorable to a ship’s course.
Fair (adjective)
Not overcast; cloudless; clear; pleasant; propitious; said of the sky, weather, or wind, etc.
“a fair sky;”
“a fair day”
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”
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.
Fair (adjective)
Between the baselines.
Fair (noun)
Something which is fair (in various senses of the adjective).
“When will we learn to distinguish between the fair and the foul?”
Fair (noun)
A woman, a member of the ‘fair sex’; also as a collective singular, women.
Fair (noun)
Fairness, beauty.
Fair (noun)
A fair woman; a sweetheart.
Fair (noun)
Good fortune; good luck.
Fair (noun)
A community gathering to celebrate and exhibit local achievements.
Fair (noun)
An event for public entertainment and trade, a market.
Fair (noun)
An event for professionals in a trade to learn of new products and do business, a trade fair.
Fair (noun)
A travelling amusement park (called a funfair in British English and a (travelling) carnival in US English).
Fair (verb)
To smoothen or even a surface (especially a connection or junction on a surface).
Fair (verb)
To bring into perfect alignment (especially about rivet holes when connecting structural members).
Fair (verb)
To construct or design a structure whose primary function is to produce a smooth outline or reduce air drag or water resistance.
Fair (verb)
To make fair or beautiful.
Fair (adverb)
clearly, openly, frankly, civilly, honestly, favorably, auspiciously, agreeably
Fare (noun)
A going; journey; travel; voyage; course; passage.
Fare (noun)
Money paid for a transport ticket.
Fare (noun)
A paying passenger, especially in a taxi.
Fare (noun)
Food and drink.
Fare (noun)
Supplies for consumption or pleasure.
Fare (noun)
A prostitute’s client.
Fare (verb)
To go, travel.
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.
Fare (verb)
To eat, dine.
Fare (verb)
To happen well, or ill.
“We shall see how it will fare with him.”
Fare (verb)
To move along; proceed; progress; advance
“We will continue to monitor how the hurricane fares against projected models.”
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”
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”
Fair (adjective)
(of a means or procedure) not violent
“try first by fair means”
Fair (adjective)
(of hair or complexion) light; blonde
“a pretty girl with long fair hair”
Fair (adjective)
(of a person) having a light complexion or hair
“he’s very fair with blue eyes”
Fair (adjective)
considerable though not outstanding in size or amount
“he did a fair bit of coaching”
Fair (adjective)
moderately good
“he believes he has a fair chance of success”
Fair (adjective)
complete; utter
“this cow is a fair swine”
Fair (adjective)
(of weather) fine and dry
“a fair autumn day”
Fair (adjective)
(of the wind) favourable
“they set sail with a fair wind”
Fair (adjective)
beautiful
“the fairest of her daughters”
Fair (adjective)
(of words) specious despite being initially attractive
“the Sophists have plenty of brave words and fair devices”
Fair (adverb)
without cheating or trying to achieve unjust advantage
“no one could say he played fair”
Fair (adverb)
to a high degree
“she’ll be fair delighted to see you”
Fair (noun)
a beautiful woman
“pursuing his fair in a solitary street”
Fair (noun)
a gathering of stalls and amusements for public entertainment
“I won a goldfish at the fair”
Fair (noun)
a periodic gathering for the sale of goods.
Fair (noun)
an exhibition to promote particular products
“the European Fine Art Fair”
Fair (noun)
an annual competitive exhibition of livestock, agricultural products, etc., held by a town, county, or state.
Fair (verb)
(of the weather) become fine
“looks like it’s fairing off some”
Fair (verb)
streamline (a vehicle, boat, or aircraft) by adding fairings
“it is fully faired and race ready”
Fare (noun)
the money paid for a journey on public transport
“we should go to Seville, but we cannot afford the air fare”
Fare (noun)
a passenger paying to travel in a taxi
“the taxi driver was anxious to pick up a fare”
Fare (noun)
a range of food of a particular type
“traditional Scottish fare”
Fare (noun)
something offered to the public, typically as a form of entertainment
“those expecting conventional Hollywood fare will be disappointed”
Fare (verb)
perform in a specified way in a particular situation or over a particular period
“the party fared badly in the elections”
Fare (verb)
happen; turn out
“beware that it fare not with you as with your predecessor”
Fare (verb)
travel
“a knight fares forth”