"commutation ticket" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: commutation tickets [plural]
Etymology: From commutation (“single payment substituting for a sequence of payments”) + ticket. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|commutation<t:single payment substituting for a sequence of payments>|ticket|text=+}} From commutation (“single payment substituting for a sequence of payments”) + ticket. Head templates: {{en-noun}} commutation ticket (plural commutation tickets)
  1. 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.

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