commute
To exchange substantially; to abate but not abolish completely, a penalty, obligation, or payment in return for a great, single thing or an aggregate; to cash in; to lessen
To pay, or arrange to pay, in advance, in a lump sum instead of part by part.
To reduce the sentence previously given for a criminal offense.
To pay out the lumpsum present value of an annuity, instead of paying in instalments; to cash in; to encash
To obtain or bargain for exemption or substitution;
Of an operation, to be commutative, i.e. to have the property that changing the order of the operands does not change the result.
Sound Patterns & Rhymes
Alliteration
Words starting with the same consonant sound — used in poetry and prose to create rhythm, emphasis, and memorable phrasing (e.g. “Peter Piper picked”)
Assonance
Words sharing similar vowel sounds regardless of starting letter — creates internal melody in writing