advance purchase fare

noun [C] TRANSPORT

Definition

› the cheaper price that you pay for a plane, rail, etc. ticket when you buy it several days, weeks, or months before you make the journey: The airline is slashing 30 to 50% off its regular advance purchase fares.

(Definition of advance purchase fare noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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