commute
/kəˈmjut/
Frequency: 3.56 in modern English
Meaning
verb
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
verb
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
Transitive verb
verb
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
Transitive verb
verb
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
Transitive verb
verb
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
Intransitive verb; Obsolete
Example Sentences
- "to commute tithes into rentcharges for a sum"
- "to commute market rents for a premium"
- "to commute daily fares for a season ticket"
- "to commute the daily toll for a year's pass"
- "His prison sentence was commuted to probation."
- "Ruslan Kutaev is evidence of this: not only was the elderly man sentenced to four years in prison (later commuted to two months), but he was tortured and his family threatened. This seems to be the price of viewing the world in other than Kadyrovite terms."
Etymology
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /kəˈmjut/
- British English: /kəˈmjuːt/
Usage
- Transitive verb
- Intransitive verb
- Obsolete
- Canadian usage
- British usage
- American usage