commutation ticket

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noun

a ticket issued at a reduced rate, as by a railroad or bus company, entitling the holder to travel over a given route a fixed number of times or during a specified period.

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Origin of commutation ticket

First recorded in 1835–45

Words nearby commutation ticket

community support officer, communize, commutable, commutate, commutation, commutation ticket, commutative, commutative group, commutative law, commutator, commutator group

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How to use commutation ticket in a sentence

Farrell issued a ticket to an 18-year-old shipyard worker for speeding and an improper exhaust mechanism, according to the TP.
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One area that would immediately benefit is revenue from ticket sales.
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Everything you need to know about the U.S.-Cuba thaw, from the details of the deal to when you can book your ticket to Havana.
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On Oct. 7, I bought my ticket to Kiev 45 minutes before my flight.
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According to a ticket seller who spoke to The Guardian, the site still receives only 10 visitors a day, on average.
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He had got his ticket of admission to the Casino, after arriving yesterday evening; but the Rooms had not pleased him then.
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Hilda suggested that the ticket-clerk should be interrogated, but the aperture of communication with him was shut.
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Outside Derby station was a ticket platform at which all incoming trains stopped for the collection of tickets.
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He went up to Jorgensen and asked where he could set up a temporary ticket office for Interplanet.
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The clerk who waited on them had come to the table and placed a punched ticket for the sundaes on it.
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British Dictionary definitions for commutation ticket

commutation ticket

noun

a US name for season ticket

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