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commutable Definition


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commute
verb commuted, commuting
    intr
    1. To travel regularly between two places which are a significant distance apart, especially between home and work in a city, etc.
    2. To alter (a criminal sentence) to one less severe.
      Thesaurus: reduce, alleviate, decrease, mitigate; reverse, remit.
    3. To substitute; to convert.
    4. To exchange (one type of payment) for another, eg a single payment for one made in instalments.
Derivative: commutable
adj
    Derivative: commutation
    noun
      Derivative: commuter
      noun
        Someone who regularly travels a significant distance between home and work.
      Etymology: 17c: from Latin commutare to alter or exchange.



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