Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

commutation ticket

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.43 in modern English

Syllables: com-mu-ta-tion tick-et
IPA

29

Scrabble Score

17

Letters

5

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A pass entitling the holder to passage on a means of transportation for a number of trips or for an unlimited number during a fixed period.

Example Sentences

"Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railway Commutation Ticket. Good for twenty rides between Vermillion and Cleveland, for Wm. T. | Shelton, or Simeon T. Shelton, as | per conditions on the back. J. W. CARY, Gen'l Ticket Agt. N.B.–Conductors will punch for each trip, and take up ticket when used up or expired."

Etymology

From commutation (“single payment substituting for a sequence of payments”) + ticket.

Inflected Forms

commutation tickets (plural)

Synonyms

season ticket

Questions

What does commutation ticket mean?: A pass entitling the holder to passage on a means of transportation for a number of trips or for an unlimited number during a fixed period.
Where does commutation ticket come from?: From commutation (“single payment substituting for a sequence of payments”) + ticket.

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