eats vs fare

eats and fare both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
eats	Yes	No	No	No
fare	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, fare is a hypernym of eats; that is, fare is a word with a broader meaning than eats:

eats (noun)	fare (noun)
informal terms for a meal	an agenda of things to do
	the food and drink that are regularly served or consumed
	a paying (taxi) passenger
	the sum charged for riding in a public conveyance

eats (verb)	fare (verb)
	eat well
	proceed or get along