Commute

/kəˈmjuːt/

Meaning & Definition

noun

A regular journey to and from a place, especially between home and work.

Her daily commute takes about an hour.

verb

To travel some distance between one's home and place of work on a regular basis.

She commutes to the city every day by train.

To exchange or swap; to change one thing for another.

He decided to commute his long-term sentence for a shorter one.

From Latin 'commutare', meaning 'to exchange, interchange'.

daily commute:

The regular travel to and from one's job.

commute time:

The amount of time spent traveling to work or school.

reverse commute:

Traveling from a city to suburbs for work, opposite of usual city to suburb.

Rush hour grind

I hate the rush hour grind that comes with my commute.

Cramming for the commute

I spend my commute cramming for my exams.