What is the meaning of commute?

noun

  • A regular journey of some distance to and from your place of work.
    • usage: "there is standing room only on the high-speed commute"

verb

  • Exchange positions without a change in value.
    • usage: "These operators commute with each other"
  • Travel back and forth regularly, as between one's place of work and home.
  • Change the order or arrangement of.
    • usage: "Dyslexics often transpose letters in a word"
  • Exchange a penalty for a less severe one.
  • Exchange or replace with another, usually of the same kind or category.
    • usage: "Could you convert my dollars into pounds"; "He changed his name"; "convert centimeters into inches"; "convert holdings into shares"
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