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commutation ticket

American  

noun

  1. 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.


commutation ticket British  

noun

  1. a US name for season ticket

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of commutation ticket

First recorded in 1835–45

Example Sentences

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A twenty-six trip monthly commutation ticket for both classes of passenger cars will cost $8.”

From New York Times Jul. 9, 2011

He lives inside a commutation ticket and brings the groceries home at night.

From Time Magazine Archive

He got a big boost from the introduction of the cut-fare commutation ticket for those who ride the rails daily.

From Time Magazine Archive

"Some weather! Hot! Hot! Hot! Is it hot enough for you? Is it hot? Is it . . . ?" My commutation ticket came back to me with a dark stain from his hand.

From " The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitzgerald

And it costs two dollars railroad fare even on a commutation ticket, and seats are three dollars up, and I have precisely thirty-seven cents to last me till Christmas.”

From Beatrice Leigh at College A Story for Girls by Schwartz, Julia Augusta

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