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Commute means to travel between home and work, or to change one thing for another. (verb)

An example of to commute is someone taking the bus from their house to their office.
An example of to commute is to reduce a one year jail sentence to time served.

See commute in Webster's New World College Dictionary

transitive verb commuted, commuting

to change (one thing) for or into another; exchange; substitute
to change (an obligation, punishment, etc.) to one that is less severe
to substitute (payment in a lump sum) for payment in installments

intransitive verb

1. to be a substitute
2. to make up; compensate
☆ to travel as a commuter

noun

Informal the trip of a commuter

See commute in American Heritage Dictionary 4

(kə-myo͞otˈ)

verb com·mut·ed, com·mut·ing, com·mutes

verb, intransitive

To travel as a commuter.
a. To make substitution or exchange.
b. To serve as a substitute.
To pay in gross, usually at a reduced rate, rather than in individual payments.
Mathematics & Logic To satisfy or engage in a commutative operation.

verb, transitive

To substitute (one thing for another); exchange.
To change (a penalty, debt, or payment) to a less severe one.

noun

An act or instance of commuting, especially the trip made by a commuter: a 22-mile commute; an easy commute.

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