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Commute has 10 different meanings across 2 categories:

Noun · Verb

Definitions
Noun
1

a regular journey of some distance to and from your place of work

"there is standing room only on the high-speed commute"

2

A regular journey to or from a place of employment, such as work or school.

"After years of commuting by train every morning, she finally decided to move closer to her office to save time."

Verb
1

exchange positions without a change in value

"These operators commute with each other"

2

travel back and forth regularly, as between one's place of work and home

"She leaves her apartment at 7 AM to commute to her office downtown every weekday."

3

change the order or arrangement of

"Dyslexics often transpose letters in a word"

4

exchange a penalty for a less severe one

"The judge decided to commute his prison sentence to community service after he showed genuine remorse."

5

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"

6

To exchange substantially; to abate but not abolish completely, a penalty, obligation, or payment in return for a great, single thing or an aggregate; to cash in; to lessen

"She takes the train to commute to her office every morning during rush hour."

7

To pay, or arrange to pay, in advance, in a lump sum instead of part by part.

8

To regularly travel from one's home to one's workplace or school, or vice versa.

Example Sentences
"there is standing room only on the high-speed commute" noun
"These operators commute with each other" verb
"Dyslexics often transpose letters in a word" verb
"Could you convert my dollars into pounds?" verb
"He changed his name" verb
"convert centimeters into inches" verb
"convert holdings into shares" verb
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
journey change travel change by reversal replace
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
live out map rectify utilize capitalize launder break
Rhyming Words
ute jute lute tute cute gute bute mute nute plute knute scute acute klute toute route glute clute shute haute
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