Meanings
plural commutation tickets
- A pass entitling the holder to passage on a means of transportation for a number of trips or for an unlimited number during a fixed period.First known use c. 1850
1 more example
Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railway Commutation Ticket. Good for twenty rides between Vermillion and Cleveland, for Wm. T. | Shelton, or Simeon T. Shelton, as | per conditions on the back. J. W. CARY, Gen'l Ticket Agt. N.B.–Conductors will punch for each trip, and take up ticket when used up or expired.
1873 July 16, Supreme Court of Ohio, “Motion for leave to file a petition in error to reverse the judgment of the District Court of Lorain County”, in The Law and Equity Reporter, volume 3, published 1877, page 638
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna ticket good for several trips or to attend a season of entertainments; sold at a reduced rate
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
From commutation (“single payment substituting for a sequence of payments”) + ticket.
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