rideshare

noun

ride·share ˈrīd-ˌsher

variants or less commonly or

plural rideshares also ride-shares or ride shares

: a service or network through which ride-sharing trips are arranged

Talk of imposed regulations on the popular rideshares such as Lyft and Uber has fueled debate among the Seattle community.—

University Wire (Carlsbad)

a rideshare company

rideshare apps

: an automobile trip that is arranged by means of ride-sharing

Riders from low-frequency transit areas who book subsidized trips that require both a bus ride and a rideshare will soon be able to do that in one step in the agency's app …—

Chris Tisch and Caitlin Johnston

: a private automobile used for a ride-sharing trip

Revelers arrive in sports cars and ride-shares several nights a week …—

Patricia Mazzei

compare taxicab

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This is the first of a new type of rideshare program flying to that orbit that augments SpaceX’s Transporter program that flies to SSO. —

Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel, 15 Jan. 2025 Service improvements also could involve providing rideshare vouchers late at night, when service isn’t running, if train or bus service is cancelled, or to close the gap between a job center and where a transit line ends. —

Sarah Freishtat, Chicago Tribune, 15 Jan. 2025 But that problem is being solved for one company through a partnership with a tech startup that’s literally hauling juice to power-thirsty rideshare EVs. —

Ed Garsten, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025 An Uber rideshare sign is posted nearby as taxis wait to pick up passengers at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) on February 8, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. —

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