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Definition of Commute
Commute

To exchange; to put or substitute something else in place of, as a smaller penalty, obligation, or payment, for a greater, or a single thing for an aggregate; hence, to lessen; to diminish; as, to commute a sentence of death to one of imprisonment for life; to commute tithes; to commute charges for fares.

To obtain or bargain for exemption or substitution; to effect a commutation.

To pay, or arrange to pay, in gross instead of part by part; as, to commute for a year's travel over a route.

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Commute Quotations

In fact, if they didn't let me commute, I would not have taken the role because I wanted to graduate high school with my classmates. I remember my agent's jaw dropping when I told him if I couldn't commute I didn't want the role.
Sarah Chalke

I often heard about his cases and I often sat in on his trials. In the late 1960s when I was growing up I wanted to be a crusader like him but I didn't want to wear a suit and commute.
David Guterson

I'm very fortunate in that I don't have money problems. I have lunch with my wife at home. I don't have to commute, so I have much more time with my family.
Kazuo Ishiguro

President Bush has said that the ecomnomy is growing, that there are jobs out there. But you know, it's a long commute to China to get those jobs.
Tom Daschle

I love Australia. My dream would be to have a place to live there and be able to commute back and forth.
Sarah Michelle Gellar

Commute Translations

commute in Dutch is omleggen, omschakelen, overschakelen
commute in French is commuter, aiguiller
commute in German is pendeln
commute in Norwegian is pendle
commute in Portuguese is comute
commute in Spanish is conmutar


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