commute /kə-mūtˈ/

1. To substitute or exchange
2. To change or transform (into)
3. To exchange (esp the death sentence) for a less severe punishment
4. To pay off (eg a debt being paid by instalments) early by a single payment, by a simpler or more convenient method, etc
5. To change (electric current) from alternating to direct or vice versa

To travel some distance regularly, esp daily to work

A regular journey of some distance, esp between home and work

commūtabilˈity noun

commūtˈable adjective

That may be commuted or exchanged

commūtate /komˈ/ transitive verb (elec)

To commute

commūtāˈtion noun

1. The act of commuting (a sentence, payment or current)
2. Change or exchange of one thing for another
3. The travelling done by a commuter (N American)

commūˈtative (or /komˈū-tā-tiv/) adjective

1. Relating to exchange
2. Interchangeable
3. Such that x*y=y*x, where * denotes a binary operation (mathematics)

commūˈtatively adverb

commˈūtātor noun

An apparatus for reversing electric currents

commūtˈer noun

A person who travels some distance daily between home and work

commutation ticket noun (N American)

A season ticket

commuter belt noun

An area within travelling distance of a large city or town, from which people commute to work

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