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commuting

/kəˈmjuːtɪŋ/ /kəmˈjuːɾɪŋ/

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"
business finance economy

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 significantly

significantly adverb

/sɪɡˈnɪfɪkəntli/ /sɪɡˈnɪfɪkəntliː/

In a significant manner or to a significant extent.

"My study habits improved significantly after I started using a planner. "

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 substantially

substantially adverb

/səbˈstænʃəli/ /səbˈstænʃli/

In a strong substantial manner; considerably.

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

Illustration transporting

transporting verb

/trænˈspɔːrtɪŋ/ /trænˈspɔːɾɪŋ/ /trænˈspɔːɹtɪŋ/

To carry or bear from one place to another; to remove; to convey.

"to transport goods; to transport troops"

Illustration commutation

commutation noun

/kɒmjuːˈteɪʃən/

A passing from one state to another; change; alteration; mutation.

"The commutation of his prison sentence from life without parole to a shorter term offered him a glimmer of hope. "

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 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 population

population noun

/ˌpɒpjʊˈleɪʃən/ /pɒpjuːˈleɪʃən/

The people living within a political or geographical boundary.

"The population of New Jersey will not stand for this!"

Illustration transportation

transportation noun

/tɹænspɔːˈteɪʃən/ /tɹænspɚˈteɪʃən/

The act of transporting, or the state of being transported; conveyance, often of people, goods etc.

"We have to get people out of their cars and encourage them to use alternative forms of transportation."