commutable

 [kuh-myoo-tuh-buhl]  

com·mut·a·ble

   [kuh-myoo-tuh-buhl]
adjective
that may be commuted; exchangeable or interchangeable.
Origin:
1640–50; < Latin commūtābilis, equivalent to commūtā(re) to commute + -bilis -ble

Related forms
com·mut·a·bil·i·ty, com·mut·a·ble·ness, noun
un·com·mut·a·ble, adjective
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World English Dictionary
commutable (kəˈmjuːtəbəl)
 
—adj
1.  law (of a punishment) capable of being reduced in severity
2.  able to be exchanged
 
commuta'bility
 
—n
 
com'mutableness
 
—n

commute (kəˈmjuːt)
 
—vb
1.  (intr) to travel some distance regularly between one's home and one's place of work
2.  (tr) to substitute; exchange
3.  (tr) law to reduce (a sentence) to one less severe
4.  to pay (an annuity) at one time, esp with a discount, instead of in instalments
5.  (tr) to transform; change: to commute base metal into gold
6.  (intr) to act as or be a substitute
7.  (intr) to make a substitution; change
 
—n
8.  a journey made by commuting
 
[C17: from Latin commutāre to replace, from com- mutually + mutāre to change]
 
com'mutable
 
—adj
 
commuta'bility
 
—n
 
com'mutableness
 
—n

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