average fare

collocation in English

meaningsofaverageandfare

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average
adjective
uk
/ˈæv.ər.ɪdʒ/us
/ˈæv.ɚ.ɪdʒ/
An average number is the number you get by adding two or more amounts together and dividing the total by the number ...
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fare
noun
uk
/feər/us
/fer/
the money that you pay for a journey in a vehicle such as a bus ...
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(Definition ofaverageandfarefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The guiding principle will be that, for at least the first four years after privatisation,averagefarerises will be no more than inflation.
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The standard classaveragefarepaid was 13.7 pence per mile.
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This subject is discussed on page 23, where it is said that in 1948 theaveragefareper mile was 1.
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Thus, only slightly over £3 worth of theaveragefareis contributed, as it were, by the taxpayer.
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Fares vary by route, by time of day and by season and anaveragefarecan be misleading.
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Should not this be contrasted with the revenue that some 1,400,000 passengers would bring in taking a very lowaveragefareof, say, £50?
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I made inquiries of the company about what element in the cost of theaveragefareit thought was represented by the capital as a whole.
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Theaveragefareper journey for adult single local bus tickets in the financial year 1986–87 was 33p in metropolitan areas and 47p in non-metropolitan areas.
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Where there is a better service, there are more thanaveragefareincreases, but where it is acknowledged that the service is relatively poor, fare increases are relatively low.
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By 1843, annual passenger numbers had risen to over 1 million, with anaveragefareper head of 6.5d.
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It has good production values and is well above theaveragefarefrequently offered up for children.
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In 1957-58 tram passengers were paying anaveragefareof 3 cents while the service cost 8.75 cents to provide, and by 1961-62 the cost was 10 cents.
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Average fares will be held down so that they increase only with inflation.
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Average fares can be misleading because there are so many different types of fare and lengths of journey.
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In the last three years, average fares, both capped and uncapped, have risen by less than the value of inflation.
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This has produced far greater competition than before deregulation in most markets, and average fares tend to drop 20% or more.
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The average fares started at 75 and grew up to 250 based on demand.
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