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airfare

/ˈɛrˌfɛr/ /ˈeɪrˌfɛr/

Meanings
noun
The cost or expense of an airplane ticket or trip.

Examples :

"The airfare to visit my grandmother across the country is very expensive. "
economy business

Related Words

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grandmother noun

/ˈɡɹæn(d)ˌmʌðə(r)/ /ˈɡɹæn(d)ˌmʌðɚ/

A mother of someone's parent.

"My grandmother taught me how to bake cookies when I was a child. "

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trip noun

/tɹɪp/

A journey; an excursion or jaunt

"We made a trip to the beach."

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cost verb

/ˈkɑst/ /ˈkɒst/ /ˈkɔst/

To incur a charge of; to require payment of a (specified) price.

"It will cost you a lot of money to take a trip around the world."

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very adjective

/ˈvɛɹi/

True, real, actual.

"He tried his very best."

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the adverb

/ði/ /ˈðiː/

With a comparative or with more and a verb phrase, establishes a correlation with one or more other such comparatives.

"It looks weaker and weaker, the more I think about it."

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expensive adjective

/ɛkˈspɛnsɪv/

Given to expending a lot of money; profligate, lavish.

"The new sports car was incredibly expensive, costing more than my entire year's savings. "

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expense noun

/ɪkˈspɛns/

A spending or consuming, often a disbursement of funds.

"Buying the car was a big expense, but will be worth it in the long run."

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ticket noun

/ˈtɪkɪt/

A pass entitling the holder to admission to a show, concert, etc.

"My sister bought a ticket to see the school play. "

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visit noun

/ˈvɪzɪt/

A single act of visiting.

"My visit to the museum was very interesting. "

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across noun

/əˈkɹɑs/ /əˈkɹɒs/ /əˈkɹɔs/

(crosswords, often in combination) A word that runs horizontally in the completed puzzle grid or its associated clue.

"I solved all of the acrosses, but then got stuck on 3 down."

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airplane noun

/ˈɛəpleɪn/ /ˈɛəɹˌpleɪ̯n/

A powered heavier-than-air aircraft with fixed wings.

"My dad took the airplane to visit his sister in another city. "

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country noun

/ˈkɐntɹi/ /ˈkʌntɹi/

(chiefly British) An area of land; a district, region.

"The country surrounding our small village is mostly farmland. "