Meaning

8 senses
  1. (countable, uncountable)Specifically, the substitution of one kind of payment for another, especially a switch to monetary payment from obligations of labour.

  2. (countable, uncountable)The change to a lesser penalty or punishment by the State

    измене́ние ме́ры пресече́нияizmenénije méry presečénija, смягче́ние наказа́нияsmjaxčénije nakazánija

    a warrant substituting a lesser punishment for a greater one

  3. (countable, uncountable)Substitution, as a means of discriminating between phonemes.

  4. (countable, uncountable)The reversal of an electric current.

    коммута́цияkommutácija

  5. (US, countable, nonstandard, uncountable)The process or habit of journeying to and from work on a regular basis; commuting.

  6. (archaic, countable, formal, uncountable)Substitution of one thing for another; interchange.

    the act of putting one thing or person in the place of another:

  7. (countable, obsolete, uncountable)A passing from one state to another; change; alteration; mutation.

    измене́ниеizmenénije, сме́наsména, замеще́ниеzameščénije

  8. (countable, obsolete, uncountable)The act of giving one thing for another; barter; exchange.

    заме́наzaména, ба́ртерbártɛr, разме́нrazmén

Examples

2 sentences
  1. I was foolish enough to leave my commutation ticket at home.

    CC BY · Tatoeba · C2Open on TatoebaReport a problem
  2. I had my purse and commutation ticket stolen while I was sleeping on the train.

    CC BY · Tatoeba · Swift · C2Open on TatoebaReport a problem

Translations

3 languages
Русский
By meaning 4
the change to a lesser penalty or punishment by the State:
the reversal of an electric current:
a passing from one state to another; change; alteration; mutation:
the act of giving one thing for another; barter; exchange:

Origin

From French commutation, from Latin commūtātiōnem, accusative singular of commūtātiō.

From French commutation, from Latin commūtātiōnem, accusative singular of commūtātiō.

Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

Forms

plural: commutations
Singularcommutation
Pluralcommutations

regular

Synonyms

4 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

4 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
commutation — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto