fare-paying
Buying a ticket
Fare-paying describes passengers who pay for transportation, as opposed to those traveling free: fare-paying customers, fare-paying passengers.
The term appears in discussions of public transit, airlines, and other transport services, often distinguishing revenue-generating riders from staff, children, or others who ride without charge.
Traveler, not operator
- commuterOne who travels regularly
- riderOne who mounts transport
- ticketEntry permit slip
- travelerOne who journeys
customer · transit · railway · bus · airline · metro · coach · ferry
Buyer of goods
- clientOne who hires professionals
- patronRegular supporter or customer
- revenueBusiness income total
- incomeRegular monetary receipts
tariff · charge · fee · price · purchase · transaction · receipt · consumer
Free or expressing praise
- subsidizedOffset by external funding
- concessionaryAllowing reduced rates
- discountedReduced in price
- standardLevel of quality accepted
regular · adult · child · senior · student · peak · off-peak · season
passenger
Traveler, not operator
traveler · customer · transit · railway · bus · airline · metro · coach · ferry · taxi
customer
Buyer of goods
income · tariff · charge · fee · price · purchase · transaction · receipt · consumer · commercial
complimentary
Free or expressing praise
- subsidizedOffset by external funding
- concessionaryAllowing reduced rates
- discountedReduced in price
standard · regular · adult · child · senior · student · peak · off-peak · season · single
fare-payingfreeloading
Exploiting others' generosity
non-paying · free-riding · complimentary · gratis · subsidized
fare-payingfare-dodging
Traveling without payment
gate-crashing · ticketless · stowaway · stowing away · unauthorized
fare, pay, paying, paid, fares, fared, faring, wayfarer, warfare