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ridershipthe number of passengers who use a particular form of public transport

Part of speech: NOUN

Definition: the number of passengers who use a particular form of public transport

Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈraɪdərʃɪp/

Example Sentences

  • The subway's ridership dropped dramatically when people started working from home during the pandemic.
  • The city's new free wifi on buses was supposed to boost ridership, but people just used it to call Uber instead.
  • Monthly ridership reports help transportation authorities plan future routes and schedules.

ridership

NOUN

[/ˈraɪdərʃɪp/]

the number of passengers who use a particular form of public transport

a transit worker with a clipboard counts passengers as they board a crowded subway train. She marks tallies on her paper while observing the steady flow of commuters. As each train fills up and departs, more passengers arrive on the platform waiting for the next one. The worker continues tracking how many people use this particular subway line throughout the busy morning. Other transit officials coordinate nearby to manage the heavy passenger volume.  the number of passengers who use this particular form of public transport
💡 Concept

a transit worker with a clipboard counts passengers as they board a crowded subway train. She marks tallies on her paper while observing the steady flow of commuters. As each train fills up and departs, more passengers arrive on the platform waiting for the next one. The worker continues tracking how many people use this particular subway line throughout the busy morning. Other transit officials coordinate nearby to manage the heavy passenger volume. the number of passengers who use this particular form of public transport

Strong leadership builds ridership and community membership!
🎵 Rhyme

Strong leadership builds ridership and community membership!

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🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ˈraɪdərʃɪp/
🇬🇧 UK/ˈraɪdəʃɪp/

🌳Etymology

Rootrider
Suffix--ship

🎵Rhyme

leadershipreadershipmembership
leadership
readership
membership

🔗Collocations

increase ridership
daily ridership
ridership statistics
declining ridership
ridership data
boost ridership

📝Examples

The subway's ridership dropped dramatically when people started working from home during the pandemic.

😄 Fun example

The city's new free wifi on buses was supposed to boost ridership, but people just used it to call Uber instead.

Monthly ridership reports help transportation authorities plan future routes and schedules.

The new express train service doubled ridership between the two cities within six months.

📚Related Words

Synonyms

passenger countpatronageusagepassenger numbers

Antonyms

vacancyemptiness

Related

passengercommutertransittransportationroutefare

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