com·mu·ta·tion

(kŏm′yə-tā′shən)

1. A substitution, exchange, or interchange.

a. The substitution of one kind of payment for another.

b. The payment substituted.

3. The travel of a commuter.

4. Electricity

a. Conversion of alternating to unidirectional current.

b. Reversal of current direction.

5. Law Reduction of a penalty to a less severe one.

[Middle English commutacioun, from Latin commūtātiō, commūtātiōn-, from commūtātus, past participle of commūtāre, to alter, exchange; see commute.]

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commutation

(ˌkɒmjʊˈteɪʃən)

1. a substitution or exchange

2. (Commerce)

a. the replacement of one method of payment by another

b. the payment substituted

3. (Law) the reduction in severity of a penalty imposed by law

4. (Electronics) the process of commutating an electric current

5. US the travelling done by a commuter

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com•mu•ta•tion

(ˌkɒm yəˈteɪ ʃən)

n.

1. the act of substituting one thing for another; substitution; exchange.

2. the changing of a prison sentence or other penalty to another less severe.

3. the act of commuting, as to and from a place of work.

4. the substitution of one kind of payment for another.

5. the act or process of commutating.

[1400–50; late Middle English < Latin commutātiō change. See commute, -tion]

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun	1.	commutation - the travel of a commuter commuting travel, traveling, travelling - the act of going from one place to another; "he enjoyed selling but he hated the travel"
	2.	commutation - a warrant substituting a lesser punishment for a greater one warrant - a writ from a court commanding police to perform specified acts law, jurisprudence - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order"
	3.	commutation - (law) the reduction in severity of a punishment imposed by law re-sentencing mercy, clemency, mercifulness - leniency and compassion shown toward offenders by a person or agency charged with administering justice; "he threw himself on the mercy of the court" law, jurisprudence - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order"
	4.	commutation - 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" substitution, exchange change - the action of changing something; "the change of government had no impact on the economy"; "his change on abortion cost him the election" replacement, replacing - the act of furnishing an equivalent person or thing in the place of another; "replacing the star will not be easy" subrogation - (law) the act of substituting of one creditor for another weaning, ablactation - the act of substituting other food for the mother's milk in the diet of a child or young mammal

commutation

noun

The act of exchanging or substituting:

change, exchange, interchange, shift, substitution, switch, trade, transposition.

Informal: swap.

Translations

commutazione

коммутационный коммутация

commutation

[ˌkɒmjʊˈteɪʃən]

A. N (gen, Fin) → conmutación f (US) (Rail etc) → uso m de un billete de abono

B. CPD commutation ticket N (US) → billete m de abono

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commutation

(Jur) → Umwandlung f

commutation ticket (US) → Zeitnetzkarte f

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