rideshare

noun, verb — 4 senses

rideshare

noun

Etymology From ride + share.

1

A ridesharing arrangement in which people travel together.

  • The neighbors decided on a rideshare to get their kids to school, so that they wouldn't each have to drive every day.
2

A taxi or minicab hired through a ridesharing app.

  • He took an Uber rideshare to the other side of town.2022 November 9, S.L. Ditmars, Big Dogs, WildBlue Press, →ISBN:
  • Like a sleepwalker, he got into the rideshare and sat in the back seat, his arms folded around the envelope.2024 September 24, Carol Ericson, What Lies Below, Harlequin, →ISBN:

rideshare

verb

Etymology From ride + share.

1

To participate in ridesharing.

2

To work or gig as a rideshare driver.

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