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commutable, a.|kəˈmjuːtəb(ə)l|
[ad. L. commūtābil-is subject to change, changeable, f. commūtāre to commute: see -ble.]
That may be commuted or exchanged; changeable, exchangeable; convertible into a money value: see commute.
1649Jer. Taylor Gt. Exemp. iii. xvii. (R.), Some things..are pious and religious, but dispensable, voluntary and commutable; such are voluntary fasts. 1794J. Hutton Philos. Light, etc. 37 To compare the commutable effects of heat in bodies. 1866Rogers Agric. & Prices I. ii. 12 Estates..held at fixed and commutable services. 1880I. L. Bird Japan II. 316 Offences not commutable by fine.
Add:2. Of a place: that may be commuted from (to a city, place of work, etc.) or to (from elsewhere). Of a distance: able to be travelled by a commuter. orig. U.S.
1976Washington Post 19 Apr. c20/2 (Advt.), Convenient to 1–95 & commutable to Northern Virginia. 1981N.Y. Times 11 Oct. v. 11/1 Close to an excellent school district... Easily commutable to Philly. 1982Financial Times 23 Sept. 30/5 Taiwan would be an additional market within commutable distance. 1986J. Milne Dead Birds vii. 47 Saffron Walden... It's just about commutable from London. |