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fair

 
 
/feər/ noun [C]

Definition

ENTERTAINMENT an event outside where you can ride large machines for pleasure and play games to win prizes
SHOW OF GOODS/SERVICES an event where people show and sell goods or services relating to a particular business or hobby: a trade fair
(Definition of fair noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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