Meaning & Definition of Commute in English

1. A regular journey of some distance to and from your place of work

• "There is standing room only on the high-speed commute"

1. Exchange positions without a change in value

• "These operators commute with each other"

2. Travel back and forth regularly, as between one's place of work and home

3. Change the order or arrangement of

• "Dyslexics often transpose letters in a word"

4. Exchange a penalty for a less severe one

5. Exchange or replace with another, usually of the same kind or category

• "Could you convert my dollars into pounds?"

• "He changed his name"

• "Convert centimeters into inches"

• "Convert holdings into shares"