Definitions
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- noun trademark A thin card with a
magnetic stripe used to payfares onNew York City mass transit.
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Examples
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And he moved forward a number of high-profile initiatives, like the installation of clocks in subway stations that tell riders when the next train is coming and preparing to replace the MetroCard with a new system for paying fares.
MTA's Walder on New Track Andrew Grossman 2011
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A monthly pass costs $140—$36 more than an unlimited MetroCard.
Ferry Is Well Afloat Andrew Grossman 2011
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You know how it goes: you have a bar mitzvah or Confirmation, you get your first MetroCard, you find first love, you move away from home.
Vinson Cunningham: That Thing From That Place: The Bacon-Shrimp Burger at North End Grill Vinson Cunningham 2012
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An unlimited monthly MetroCard, meanwhile, costs $104.
City-Aided East River Ferry Service Hits Water Andrew Grossman 2011
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You know how it goes: you have a bar mitzvah or Confirmation, you get your first MetroCard, you find first love, you move away from home.
Vinson Cunningham: That Thing From That Place: The Bacon-Shrimp Burger at North End Grill Vinson Cunningham 2012
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You know how it goes: you have a bar mitzvah or Confirmation, you get your first MetroCard, you find first love, you move away from home.
Vinson Cunningham: That Thing From That Place: The Bacon-Shrimp Burger at North End Grill Vinson Cunningham 2012
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Skull was a skinny milkfaced man, not much to look at, but Bones was the size of a MetroCard booth.
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Police are checking Mr. O'Mara's MetroCard to determine what time he entered the train station.
Subway Sees Four Deaths in One Day Pervaiz Shallwani 2012
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Today the MTA board voted to increase the transit fares and the 30-day unlimited MetroCard will rise above $100 for the first time beginning in January.
John Petro: Albany Fails to Prevent Fare Hike, Riders Stuck Wtih the Bill John Petro 2010
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You know how it goes: you have a bar mitzvah or Confirmation, you get your first MetroCard, you find first love, you move away from home.
Vinson Cunningham: That Thing From That Place: The Bacon-Shrimp Burger at North End Grill Vinson Cunningham 2012
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