Fare vs Price

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Fare

Top 2000 (courant)B2noun

Price

Top 1000 (très courant)A1noun
Le plus courant: Price
 FarePrice
Prononciation🇬🇧 /["/feə(r)/"]/🇺🇸 /["/fer/"]/🇬🇧 /["/praɪs/"]/🇺🇸 /["/praɪs/"]/
SensThe money you pay for a journey on public transport.The amount of money you need to pay for something.
ExempleThe bus fare to downtown is $2.50.The price of the book is ten dollars.
RegistreNeutreNeutre
FréquenceTop 2000 (courant)Top 1000 (très courant)
Niveau CEFRB2A1
Nature grammaticalenounnoun
Collocationsexpensive, high, cheap, pay, charge, increase, cost (somebody) something, start at something, start from something, hike, increase, rise, at…fare, an increase in fares, a rise in fares, a reduction in fares, pick up, gourmet, rich, plain, offer, serve, sampleexorbitant, high, inflated, command, fetch, go for, climb, double, go up, level, range, hike, at a/​the price, in price, a drop in price, a fall in price, a reduction in price
Antonymesdiscount, rebatefree, costlessness
Erreurs fréquentesConfusing 'fare' with 'fair' which refers to justice or an exhibition., Using 'fare' in expressions about food (e.g., 'dinner fare' is correct but can confuse learners).Confused with 'prize' which is a reward for winning., Using 'price' as a verb when it should be a noun., Mixing up 'price' with 'value', which can have different meanings.
Notes d'usageUse 'fare' when talking about the cost of buses, taxis, or trains. It's not commonly used for other types of payments. Avoid using it in very casual contexts.Used in everyday conversations about buying and selling. Not typically used in very formal writing, which might prefer 'cost'.

Questions fréquentes : Fare vs Price

Quelle est la différence entre Fare et Price ?

Fare: The money you pay for a journey on public transport. Price: The amount of money you need to pay for something.

Lequel est le plus courant : Fare et Price ?

Price est le plus courant dans l'anglais de tous les jours.

Lequel est le plus avancé : Fare et Price ?

Fare est le niveau le plus élevé, à B2, sur l'échelle CEFR.

Fare et Price sont-ils au même niveau CEFR ?

Fare: B2, Price: A1 sur l'échelle CEFR.

Quelle est la nature grammaticale de Fare et Price ?

Fare: noun, Price: noun.

Peux-tu montrer un exemple de chacun ?

Fare: The bus fare to downtown is $2.50. Price: The price of the book is ten dollars.

Puis-je utiliser Fare et Price de façon interchangeable ?

Pas toujours. Fare et Price sont proches et se recoupent parfois, mais elles diffèrent par le registre, la fréquence et l'usage, donc remplacer l'une par l'autre peut changer le sens ou le ton. Regarde les différences ci-dessus avant de substituer.

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