Definition of commute in English English dictionary
To travel from one's home (usually in the suburbs of a city) to one's workplace (usually in the city itself, or in another city) to go to work, or vice versa
If a death sentence or prison sentence is commuted to a less serious punishment, it is changed to that punishment. His death sentence was commuted to life imprisonment Prison sentences have been commuted. the journey to work every day
exchange or replace with another, usually of the same kind or category; "Could you convert my dollars into pounds?"; "He changed his name"; "convert centimeters into inches"; "convert holdings into shares"
exchange a penalty for a less severe one transpose and remain equal in value; "These operators commute with each other"
To establish, as of a given date, the single-sum value equivalent to a series of amounts due at various dates, with allowance for interest or for interest and mortality combined Also, to pay the commuted value
A home-to-work or work-to-home trip made regularly in connection with employment
To travel from ones home (usually in the suburbs of a city) to ones workplace (usually in the city itself, or in another city) to go to work, or vice versa
change the order or arrangement of; "Dyslexics often transpose letters in a word"
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; as, to commute a sentence of death to one of imprisonment for life; to commute tithes; to commute charges for fares
{f} change or reduce (a jail sentence or other punishment); exchange, replace, convert; travel back and forth regularly (i.e. to work)
A commute is the journey that you make when you commute. The average Los Angeles commute is over 60 miles a day
If you commute, you travel a long distance every day between your home and your place of work. Mike commutes to London every day McLaren began commuting between Paris and London He's going to commute. + commuter commuters com·mut·er The number of commuters to London has dropped by 100,000. a commuter train
to go someplace and back home every day -- "Aaron commutes 25 kilometers to school " (205)
exchange a penalty for a less severe one transpose and remain equal in value; "These operators commute with each other" travel back and forth regularly, as between one's place of work and home
To pay, or arrange to pay, in gross instead of part by part; as, to commute for a year's travel over a route
A reverse commute is a round trip, regularly taken, from a metropolitan area to a suburban one in the morning, and returning in the evening. It is almost universally applied to the trip to work in the suburbs from home in the city. This is on opposition to the regular commute, where a person lives in the suburbs and travels to work in the city
subject to alteration or change; "the death sentence was commutable to life imprisonment" capable of being exchanged for another or for something else that is equivalent
The action of travelling to work or study Commuting is often a problem for many people and can prove stressful if the mode of transport used is not particularly suitable Whichever mode of transport you choose to use, you should make sure that you take into consideration, the cost, timeliness and quality on an on-going basis
– Transportation between your home and your main or regular place of work You cannot deduct commuting expenses no matter how far your home is from your regular place of work You cannot deduct commuting expenses even if you work during the commuting trip Back to Top