26984 words

commute

11 definitions • 15 examples
1
to make the same journey regularly between work and home:

Examples:

It's exhausting commuting from Brighton to London every day.
2
to change one thing into another:

Examples:

People used to believe that you could commute base metals into gold.
3
to exchange one type of payment for a different type:

Examples:

I think I'll commute my life insurance into an annuity.
4
to change a punishment to one that is less severe:

Examples:

Her sentence was commuted from death to life imprisonment.
5
a regular journey between work and home:

Examples:

It's at least an hour's commute to work.
6
to travel regularly a distance between work and home:

Examples:

She commutes to the city by car every day.
7
to change a punishment into another that is less severe:

Examples:

The governor commuted the sentence and released the prisoner.
8
to make the same journey regularly from home to work:

Examples:

He commuted every day, back and forth, an hour and 20 minutes each way.
Debbie works for an investment bank and is presently commuting between Paris and Luxemburg.
Duffy has commuted from Windsor to London for the past seven years.
9
to exchange one type of payment or investment for another type:

Examples:

Pensioners who commute their pension for a lump sum sometimes face huge losses.
10
to replace a punishment with a less severe one:

Examples:

Davis still faces execution unless the parole board commutes his sentence to life in prison.
11
a journey that someone does regularly from home to work:

Examples:

a 90 minute/50km/30 mile commute Every morning during his 85-mile commute he has plenty of time to think about the day ahead.
a daily/weekly commute Cutting out the daily commute is the most obvious attraction of teleworking.
a long/short commute The survey provides evidence that low-paid workers are forced to endure long commutes into the capital.

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