zone fare, n.

zone-fare
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First published 1921; not fully revised

# zone farenoun

## Factsheet

### Where does the noun zone fare come from?

Earliest known use

1900s

The earliest known use of the noun zone fare is in the 1900s.

OED's only evidence for zone fare is from 1903, in Daily Chronicle.

### Nearby entries

1. zonary, adj. 1881–
2. zonate, adj. 1866–
3. zonated, adj. 1803–
4. zonation, n. 1898–
5. zone, n. a1500–
6. zone, v. 1792–
7. zone centre | zone center, n. 1934–
8. zoned, adj. 1662–
9. zone defence | zone defense, n. 1927–
10. zone electrophoresis, n. 1952–
11. zone fare, n.1903–
12. zone fossil, n. 1904–
13. zoneless, adj. 1748–
14. zonelet, n. 1855–
15. zone level, v. 1974–
16. zone leveller, n. 1956–
17. zone levelling, n. 1953–
18. zone-melt, v. 1982–
19. zone melting, n. 1952–
20. zone plate, n. 1890–
21. zoner, n. 1962–

## Meaning & use

1. 1903–
   See zone n. Compounds.
   1. 1903

      > They proposed to fix zone fares, and they treated Hammersmith as what they called the zone centre.

      Daily Chronicle 18 December 6/3

Originally published as part of the entry for zone, n.

zone, n. was first published in 1921; not fully revised.