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commutes

/kəˈmjuːts/ /kəˈmjuːtəs/

Meanings
verb
To exchange substantially; to abate but not abolish completely, a penalty, obligation, or payment in return for a great, single thing or an aggregate; to cash in; to lessen

Examples :

"to commute tithes into rentcharges for a sum; to commute market rents for a premium, to commute daily fares for a season ticket"
economy business finance law

Related Words

Illustration obligation

obligation noun

/ɑb.ləˈɡeɪ.ʃən/

The act of binding oneself by a social, legal, or moral tie to someone.

"My obligation to my family means I need to visit them regularly. "

Illustration regularly

regularly adverb

/ˈɹɛɡjəli/ /ˈɹɛɡjəlɚli/

With constant frequency or pattern.

"My brother regularly takes the bus to school. "

Illustration completely

completely adverb

/kəmˈpliːtli/

(manner) In a complete manner

"Please completely fill in the box for your answer, using a number 2 pencil."

Illustration employment

employment noun

/ɛmˈplɔɪmənt/

The work or occupation for which one is used, and often paid

"My father's employment as a carpenter provides for our family. "

Illustration substantially

substantially adverb

/səbˈstænʃəli/ /səbˈstænʃli/

In a strong substantial manner; considerably.

"My grades improved substantially after I started studying regularly. "

Illustration manhattan

manhattan noun

/mænˈhætən/ /məˈhætən/

A cocktail made from whiskey, sweet vermouth and bitters.

"After a long day at work, he relaxed with a Manhattan. "

Illustration commutative

commutative adjective

/kəˈmjuːtətɪv/ /kəˈmjuːteɪtɪv/

(of a binary operation) Such that the order in which the operands are taken does not affect their image under the operation.

"Addition and multiplication are commutative operations but subtraction and division are not."

Illustration workplace

workplace noun

/ˈwɜːrkpleɪs/ /ˈwɜrkpleɪs/

The place where someone works.

"My father enjoys his workplace because his colleagues are friendly. "

Illustration aggregate

aggregate noun

/ˈæɡrɪɡeɪt/ /ˈæɡrɪɡət/

A mass, assemblage, or sum of particulars; something consisting of elements but considered as a whole.

"The aggregate of student test scores gave the teacher a good overview of the class's understanding of the material. "

Illustration operation

operation noun

/ˌɒpəˈɹeɪʃən/ /ˌɑpəˈɹeɪʃən/

The method by which a device performs its function.

"The operation of the new coffee machine is quite simple. "

Illustration eigenvectors

eigenvectors noun

/ˈaɪɡənˌvɛktərz/

Given a linear transformation T, a vector x such that Ax=\lambda x for some scalar \lambda

"When a specific image is slightly resized by a photo editing program without changing its direction, the vectors that represent the image's primary components are called eigenvectors of that resizing transformation. "

Illustration exchange

exchange noun

/ɛksˈtʃeɪndʒ/

An act of exchanging or trading.

"All in all, it was an even exchange."