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commute

Dictionary definition · commute

noun

  1. a regular journey of some distance to and from your place of work"there is standing room only on the high-speed commute"

verb

  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?"

Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).