commute

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Verb 1.3.1 Derived terms 1.3.2 Translations

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[edit] Etymology

From Latin commutare.

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• Rhymes: -uːt

[edit] Verb

to commute (third-person singular simple present commutes, present participle commuting, simple past and past participle commuted)

1. (intransitive) 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.
2. (intransitive, mathematics) To engage in a commutative operation.
3. (transitive, finance) To pay out the lump-sum present value of an annuity.
4. (transitive, law, criminology) To reduce the sentence previously given for a criminal offense.

[edit] Derived terms

• commuter
• commuting

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