commuting

com·mute

C0520300 (kə-myo͞ot′)v. com·mut·ed, com·mut·ing, com·mutes v.intr.1. To travel as a commuter: She commuted each day to her office downtown by subway.2. a. To make substitution or exchange.b. To serve as a substitute.3. To pay in gross, usually at a reduced rate, rather than in individual payments.4. Mathematics & Logic To satisfy a commutative property. If a × b = b × a, then a commutes with b, regardless of whether the operation indicated by × is commutative.v.tr.1. To substitute (one thing for another); exchange.2. 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.

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[Middle English commuten, to transform, from Latin commūtāre : com-, com- + mūtāre, to change; see mei- in Indo-European roots.]

commuting

(kəˈmjuːtɪŋ) nthe activity of travelling some distance to work every day by car, bus, or train

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commuting - the travel of a commuter commutationtravel, traveling, travelling - the act of going from one place to another; "he enjoyed selling but he hated the travel"

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