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Commute

/kəˈmjut/
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(verb) To exchange substantially; to abate but not abolish completely, a penalty, obligation, or payment in return for a great, single thing or an aggregate; to cash in; to lessen

I commute to work for an hour.
I have to commute all the way from a distant suburb.
CEFR Practice Quiz
I have a very long daily ____ to work by train.

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