rideshare

noun

ride·​share ˈrīd-ˌsher 

variants or less commonly ride-share or ride share

plural rideshares also ride-shares or ride shares

1

: 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

2

: 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

3

: 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

Examples of rideshare in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

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, 21 Feb. 2025

The committee behind another successful ballot question that granted rideshare drivers working for companies like Uber and Lyft the right to unionize spent nearly $7.3 million, or an average of $4.10 per vote, according to state campaign finance data. —Chris Van Buskirk, Boston Herald, 13 Feb. 2025

One of the initiatives implemented in December 2022 was providing rides through the Lyft rideshare service. —Alex Malm, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025

Germany's Atmos Space Cargo announced today (Feb. 5) that its first Phoenix reentry capsule will fly on SpaceX's Bandwagon 3 rideshare mission. —Mike Wall, Space.com, 5 Feb. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1942, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for rideshare

• aftercare
• anywhere
• billionaire
• chinaware
• debonair
• dinnerware
• disrepair
• doctrinaire
• earthenware
• everywhere
• frigidaire
• kitchenware