Fair-Fare | Commonly Confused Words

Fair

/feə/

Treating people equally without favoritism or discrimination

It looked fairer.I only ask you fair.'August 6. Fair.

/feə/

The cost paid for a journey on public transportation like buses, trains, or taxis.

"And your fares to Grass Lake were, of course, five dollars.She loaned me money for train fare from Philadelphia.""My fare was seventy-five cents."

Fair often relates to things being unbiased or just, like a fair decision, whereas fare usually involves a cost or food, like bus fare or hawker fare.
Remember that fair is frequently used to describe conditions or situations, and fare is typically associated with what you pay or eat during travel.
A county fair is fun and enjoyable, but what you pay to get there is the fare.
If you talk about fair treatment, you're concerned with justice, not fees.
In fair weather, the skies are clear, but fare relates to what you might pay to travel under those skies.