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CharlieCard

noun

Etymology

From Charlie + card, named after a fictional character in a folk song who cannot leave the Boston subway system because he cannot pay the five-cent surcharge required to leave the train.

  1. derived from *(s)ker-✻
  2. derived from carō
  3. derived from *carito✻
  4. derived from carda
  5. derived from carde
  6. inherited from carde
  7. compounded as charliecard — “Charlie + card”

Definitions

  1. A stored-value smart card used by passengers to pay their fares on the Massachusetts Bay…

    A stored-value smart card used by passengers to pay their fares on the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority.

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