Clues for the word "COMMUTE"

We've had 16 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 25 times in crosswords. It was last seen in Daily Quick crossword on June 12, 2026.

Definition of commute

v. t. - To exchange; to put or substitute something else in place of, as a smaller penalty, obligation, or payment, for a greater, or a single thing for an aggregate; hence, to lessen; to diminish; as, to commute a sentence of death to one of imprisonment for life; to commute tithes; to commute charges for fares.
v. i. - To obtain or bargain for exemption or substitution; to effect a commutation.
v. i. - To pay, or arrange to pay, in gross instead of part by part; as, to commute for a year's travel over a route.