rideshare

English

Etymology

From ride +‎ share.

Noun

rideshare (plural rideshares)

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

Verb

rideshare (third-person singular simple present rideshares, present participle ridesharing, simple past and past participle rideshared)

  1. (intransitive) To participate in ridesharing.
  2. (transitive, intransitive) To work or gig as a rideshare driver.

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