Verb
/kəˈmyo͞ot/,
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commutes, 3rd person singular present; commuted, past tense; commuted, past participle; commuting, present participle;
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Travel some distance between one's home and place of work on a regular basis
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she commuted from Westport in to Grand Central Station
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Reduce (a judicial sentence, esp. a sentence of death) to one less severe
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the governor recently commuted the sentences of dozens of women convicted of killing their husbands
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Change one kind of payment or obligation for (another)
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Replace (an annuity or other series of payments) with a single payment
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if he had commuted some of his pension, he would have received $330,000
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(of two operations or quantities) Have a commutative relationship
Web Definitions:
- This is the process of converting a pension or annuity into a lump sum payment. This payment can be paid to the beneficiary or rolled over to another product within the same superannuation fund, or to another superannuation fund.