Commute

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • verb-intransitive. To travel as a commuter.
  • verb-intransitive. To make substitution or exchange.
  • verb-intransitive. To serve as a substitute.
  • verb-intransitive. To pay in gross, usually at a reduced rate, rather than in individual payments.
  • verb-intransitive. Mathematics & Logic To satisfy or engage in a commutative operation.
  • v. To substitute (one thing for another); exchange.
  • v. To change (a penalty, debt, or payment) to a less severe one.
  • n. An act or instance of commuting, especially the trip made by a commuter: a 22-mile commute; an easy commute.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • v. To regularly travel from one's home to one's workplace, or vice versa.
  • v. To pay out the lump-sum present value of an annuity, instead of paying in instalments.
  • v. To pay, or arrange to pay, in gross instead of part by part.
  • v. To reduce the sentence previously given for a criminal offense.
  • v. To obtain or bargain for exemption or substitution; to effect a commutation.
  • v. To engage in a commutative operation.
  • n. The route one takes to travel to a workplace or back.
  • n. The distance of that route.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • v. To exchange; to put or substitute something else in place of, as a smaller penalty, obligation, or payment, for a greater, or a single thing for an aggregate; hence, to lessen; to diminish.
  • verb-intransitive. To obtain or bargain for exemption or substitution; to effect a commutation.
  • verb-intransitive. To pay, or arrange to pay, in gross instead of part by part.
  • verb-intransitive. to travel regularly from a place of residence to another place, such as where one's daily work is performed. Often, such travel is performed between a suburb and a nearby city.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To exchange; put in the place of another (thing or person); give or receive for another; substitute another thing for.
  • Specifically— To exchange one penalty or punishment for another of less severity.
  • To substitute one sort of burden for another; especially, to substitute money payment for payment in kind or the performance of a compulsory duty: as, to commute tithes.
  • In electricity, to regulate (the direction of an electrical current) as by a commutator.
  • To serve as a substitute.
  • To pay in money instead of in kind or in duty.
  • To pay a single sum as an equivalent for a number of successive payments; specifically, to purchase and use a commutation-ticket.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • v. exchange positions without a change in value
  • v. exchange a penalty for a less severe one
  • v. change the order or arrangement of
  • v. exchange or replace with another, usually of the same kind or category
  • n. a regular journey of some distance to and from your place of work
  • v. travel back and forth regularly, as between one's place of work and home
  • Verb Form
    commuted    commutes    commuting   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    change    modify    alter    journeying    journey   
    Form
    commuted    commuting    commuter   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    exchange    diminish   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Beirut    Bute    Butte    Jute    Root    Shute    absolut    acute    astute    boot   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    layover    newscast    stopover