Commute

Word COMMUTE
Character 7
Hyphenation com mute
Pronunciations /kəˈmjuːt/

Definitions and meanings of "Commute"

What do we mean by commute?

To travel as a commuter. intransitive verb

To make substitution or exchange. intransitive verb

To serve as a substitute. intransitive verb

To pay in gross, usually at a reduced rate, rather than in individual payments. intransitive verb

To satisfy a commutative property. If a × b = b × a, then a commutes with b, regardless of whether the operation indicated by × is commutative. intransitive verb

To substitute (one thing for another); exchange. intransitive verb

To change (a penalty, debt, or payment) to a less severe one. intransitive verb

An act or instance of commuting, especially the trip made by a commuter. noun

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.

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. transitive verb

To obtain or bargain for exemption or substitution; to effect a commutation. intransitive verb

To pay, or arrange to pay, in gross instead of part by part. intransitive verb

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. intransitive verb

To exchange substantially; to abate but not abolish completely, a penalty, obligation, or payment in return for a great, single thing or an aggregate; to cash in; to lessen

Of an operation, to be commutative, i.e. to have the property that changing the order of the operands does not change the result.

Synonyms and Antonyms for Commute

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The word "commute" in example sentences

Personally, I love to drive, so the commute is actually part of my leisure time. ❋ Unknown (2010)

(We're about to learn that she drives a vintage Mustang convertible, probably inherited from the father Paul reminds her of and that she holds onto for sentimental reasons, sure, but also for the sheer fun of driving it --- her commute is the highlight of her day.) ❋ Unknown (2009)

Figuring the cost of the patrol car, the patrolman's time and the overall distance covered, the cost per mile for her commute is astonishing. ❋ Unknown (2007)

One of the legs of my commute is a short hop down the Green Line that starts at the station at Aviation and Imperial. ❋ Unknown (2005)

Hey, I have a home office too, and my morning commute is down two flights of stairs to my basement – even less distance than from the WH residence to the West Wing. ❋ Unknown (2009)

I temp, and I'll turn down job assignments if I see the commute is going to be too long (e.g. in my case, that's requiring I get up before 6 am or require more than 60 minutes of transit commuting). ❋ Unknown (2010)

Unless your commute is over two hours, you spend most of your time on roads that are 100% subsidized. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Do you want to leave families with children little option but to commute from the Eastside, or more suburban areas of Seattle proper? sarah68 ❋ Unknown (2010)

To a new house across town. to a suburb within commute distance ... ❋ Unknown (2010)

I don't know why they won't participate in finding solutions to our many problems ... maybe the commute is too long or they are too busy with their mistresses. ❋ Unknown (2009)

I firmly believe a long commute is a waste of life, and a short commute is very valuable to me. ❋ Unknown (2010)

To say the commute is hard is to imply that the location of the state capital was a surprise to her. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The biggest problem is that the sound quality is not all it could be - I couldn't listen to these on my normal train commute, though they were OK for Wii workouts or driving. ❋ Nwhyte (2009)

I drive that road nearly every day, and my commute is jarring. ❋ Post (2010)

I commute from the Eastern Shore in Baldwin County, AL, to Mobile, and I see some good sized ones from the elevated Bayway in the morning hours. ❋ Unknown (2009)

But most of the time, I just feel extremely grateful that it works for me, because my commute is AWESOME! anne ❋ Unknown (2010)

Cross Reference for Commute

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