noun
commutation
Regular travel between home and work.
Daily commutation by train gives her time to read.
Etymology
The travel sense developed from exchanging separate fares for a reduced regular-travel payment. Commutation then came to name the repeated journeys made under that arrangement.
More examples
- The new rail line makes commutation easier.
- He spends two hours a day on commutation.
- Working from home eliminates the cost of commutation.
Forms
commutation
commute verb — Travel regularly between home and work.
commuter noun — Someone who travels regularly between home and work.