a warrant substituting a lesser punishment for a greater one
noun
(law) the reduction in severity of a punishment imposed by law
noun
the act of putting one thing or person in the place of another:
“he sent Smith in for Jones but the substitution came too late to help”
Word Forms
commute
verb
travel back and forth regularly, as between one's place of work and home
substitute
verb
put in the place of another; switch seemingly equivalent items
exchange
verb
hand over one and receive another, approximately equivalent
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
Kommutierung
die Reise eines Pendlers
🇪🇸Spanish
conmutación
el viaje de un viajero
🇮🇹Italian
commutazione
il viaggio di un pendolare
🇳🇱Dutch
commutatie
de reis van een forens
🇵🇹Portuguese
comutação
a viagem de um viajante
🇷🇺Russian
коммутация
путешествие пригородного пассажира
India
🇮🇳Hindi
विनिमय
एक यात्री की यात्रा
🇧🇩Bengali
পরিবর্তন
একজন যাত্রীর ভ্রমণ
🇮🇳Tamil
பரிமாற்றம்
ஒரு பயணியின் பயணம்
🇮🇳Telugu
మార్పిడి
ఒక ప్రయాణికుల ప్రయాణం
🇮🇳Marathi
बदल
प्रवाश्याचा प्रवास
🇮🇳Gujarati
પરિવર્તન
પ્રવાસીની મુસાફરી
🇮🇳Kannada
ಪರಿವರ್ತನೆ
ಪ್ರಯಾಣಿಕನ ಪ್ರಯಾಣ
🇮🇳Malayalam
കമ്മ്യൂട്ടേഷൻ
ഒരു യാത്രക്കാരൻ്റെ യാത്ര
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਕਮਿਊਟੇਸ਼ਨ
ਇੱਕ ਯਾਤਰੀ ਦੀ ਯਾਤਰਾ
🇵🇰Urdu
تبدیلی
ایک مسافر کا سفر
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
减刑
通勤者的旅行
🇯🇵Japanese
整流
通勤者の旅行
🇰🇷Korean
정류
통근자의 여행
🇻🇳Vietnamese
sự chuyển đổi
chuyến đi của một người đi lại
🇹🇭Thai
การเปลี่ยน
การเดินทางของผู้สัญจร
🇮🇩Indonesian
penggantian
perjalanan seorang komuter
🇲🇾Malay
ulang alik
perjalanan komuter
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
تخفيف
سفر ركاب
🇮🇷Persian
تخفیف
سفر یک مسافر
🇹🇷Turkish
değiştirme
bir yolcunun yolculuğu
🇮🇱Hebrew
הַחלָפָה
נסיעות של נוסע
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'commutation'?
The primary meaning of 'commutation' is 'the travel of a commuter'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'commutation' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'commutation' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'commutation' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'commutation' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
Community Poll1 / 6
How often do you encounter the word 'commutation' in your daily reading?
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Do you find 'commutation' easy to spell?
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In your opinion, does the word 'commutation' have a positive, neutral, or gloomy tone?
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Which age group is most likely to use 'commutation' in regular conversations?
Kids (3-12)
Teens (13-19)
Adults (20-60)
Seniors (60+)
How likely are you to use 'commutation' in a professional email?
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Would you classify 'commutation' as formal, casual, or slang?
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Archaic
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