Pronunciations
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/ˈuːbə(ɹ)/
Noun
A car ride requested using the mobile application Uber.
- Examples
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Simply because there are more drivers who have signed up to partner with Uber than there are yellow taxis does not mean that there are more Ubers on the road.
It all comes back to two highly compelling moments. The moment you requested an Uber and the moment you exited the car with a mere thank-you.
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Last week, my cousin asked me how to schedule an Uber for a morning ride to the airport. Because I drive Uber almost every night (and write stories about it), she was quite surprised that I had no idea how to do it.
The vehicle used for the ride.
One's passenger or driver on Uber.
Verb
To travel by means of a mobile app-based ridesharing service, particularly but not necessarily Uber.
Usage- Intransitive
- Transitive
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Should we take the train or should we just Uber?
You can Uber to the event and avoid the parking problem.
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“I closed my Uber account months ago,” she told me recently. Even so, she still Ubers from time to time. In a manner of speaking. As with a lot of people I know, Medina doesn’t use Uber, but she still Ubers. When she uses ride-hailing apps—and Uber is no longer among them—she still uses the name as her chosen noun or verb because that’s just what you say now. Should we take the train or just Uber?
[…] “There are people who Uber everywhere, who Seamless everything, who Amazon everything, and render their lives completely smooth.”
To work or be employed as a driver for Uber.
Usage- Intransitive
- Uncommon