commuted; commuting
Definition of commute
(Entry 1 of 2)
b
: to give in exchange for another : exchange
commuting foreign currency to domestic
2
: to convert (something, such as a payment) into another form
The periodic payments may be commuted into a lump sum.
3
: to change (a penalty) to another less severe
commute a death sentence to life in prison
4
: commutate
1
: make up, compensate
commuted for her sins
2
: to pay in gross (see gross entry 3 sense 1)
3
: to travel back and forth regularly (as between a suburb and a city)
He commutes to work every day by car.
4
: to yield the same mathematical result regardless of order
—used of two elements undergoing an operation or of two operations on elements
commute
nounDefinition of commute (Entry 2 of 2)
1
: an act or an instance of commuting
2
: the distance covered in commuting
a long commute
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The first known use of commute was in the 15th century
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