Found 3 hits - Term: commutation ticket, Database: *, Strategy: prefix
- [1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
commutation \com`muta"tion\, n. l. commutatio: cf. f.
commutation.
1. a passing from one state to another; change; alteration;
mutation. r.
1913 webster
so great is the commutation that the soul then hated
only that which now only it loves. --south.
1913 webster
2. the act of giving one thing for another; barter; exchange.
obs.
1913 webster
the use of money is . . . that of saving the
commutation of more bulky commodities. --arbuthnot.
1913 webster
3. law the change of a penalty or punishment by the
pardoning power of the state; as, the commutation of a
sentence of death to banishment or imprisonment.
1913 webster
suits are allowable in the spiritual courts for
money agreed to be given as a commutation for
penance. --blackstone.
1913 webster
4. a substitution, as of a less thing for a greater, esp. a
substitution of one form of payment for another, or one
payment for many, or a specific sum of money for
conditional payments or allowances; as, commutation of
tithes; commutation of fares; commutation of copyright;
commutation of rations.
1913 webster
5. regular travel from a place of residence to a place where
one's daily work is performed; commuting. most often, such
travel is performed between a suburb and a nearby city.
1913 webster
angle of commutation astron., the difference of the
geocentric longitudes of the sun and a planet.
commutation of tithes, the substitution of a regular
payment, chargeable to the land, for the annual tithes in
kind.
commutation ticket, a ticket, as for transportation, which
is the evidence of a contract for service at a reduced
rate. see 2d commute, 2.
1913 webster
see also:
angle of commutation commutation of tithes commutation ticket commute
- [2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
commutation ticket \com`muta"tion tick"et\
a ticket for transportation at a reduced rate in
consideration of some special circumstance, as increase of
travel; specif., a ticket for a certain number of, or for
daily, trips between neighboring places at a reduced rate,
such as are commonly used by those doing business in a city
and living in a suburb. commutation tickets are excepted from
the prohibition against special rates contained in the
interstate commerce act of feb. 4, 1887 --24 stat. 379, and
in 145 u. s. 263 it was held that party tickets were also
excepted as being "obviously within the commuting principle."
webster 1913 suppl.
- [3] : WordNet (r) 2.0
commutation ticket
n : a ticket good for several trips or to attend a season of
entertainments; sold at a reduced rate syn: season
ticket
see also:
season ticket
Results 1 - 6 of 6 found about commutation ticket: Commutation
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Commutation, definition of term: Commutation
commutation_pag1.html Ticket
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Ticket, definition of term: Ticket
ticket_pag1.html Straight Ticket
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Straight Ticket, definition of term: Straight Ticket
straight+ticket_pag1.html Split Ticket
>> S Words
Split Ticket, definition of term: Split Ticket
split+ticket_pag1.html Season Ticket
>> S Words
Season Ticket, definition of term: Season Ticket
season+ticket_pag1.html Ticket Of Leave
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Ticket Of Leave, definition of term: Ticket Of Leave
ticket+of+leave_pag1.html
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