Definitions

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  • noun A card that is paid for in advance and can be used as fare on mass transit: this is printed on or magnetized.

Etymologies

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From fare + card.

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Examples

  • But getting there is a daily struggle, a miserable commute that can be made worse by lousy weather or an empty farecard.

    The grinding reality of growing up poor Petula Dvorak 2010

  • But getting there is a daily struggle, a miserable commute that can be made worse by lousy weather or an empty farecard.

    The grinding reality of growing up poor Petula Dvorak 2010

  • Any rider who spots a repair project in the works, with an estimated completion date more than five days in the past, can photograph the sign on the project and e-mail it to WMATA for a free one dollar farecard.

    Peter Orvetti: A Modest Metro Proposal Peter Orvetti 2012

  • Any rider who spots a repair project in the works, with an estimated completion date more than five days in the past, can photograph the sign on the project and e-mail it to WMATA for a free one dollar farecard.

    Peter Orvetti: A Modest Metro Proposal Peter Orvetti 2012

  • But getting there is a daily struggle, a miserable commute that can be made worse by lousy weather or an empty farecard.

    The grinding reality of growing up poor Petula Dvorak 2010

  • But getting there is a daily struggle, a miserable commute that can be made worse by lousy weather or an empty farecard.

    The grinding reality of growing up poor Petula Dvorak 2010

  • After I became eligible and began using the senior citizen farecard, I rode to work and home paying the very lowest fare.

    A slimmer senior discount on Metro 2010

  • Bonus tips: Buy a Metro farecard before January 20th so you don't spend extra hours waiting in line just to purchase a ticket.

    Bring Toilet Paper 2009

  • Note that the BART advice you point to is out of date (and the linked article is not updated to point to the latest info): ignore all the farecard info, fares are free today by decree of the Governator.

    Scripting News for 4/29/2007 « Scripting News Annex 2007

  • And the need to have a farecard will deter none of the hardened types.

    09 « April « 2009 « Stephen Rees's blog 2009

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