remit
pronunciation
How to pronounce remit in British English:
UK [ˈriːmɪt , rɪˈmɪt]
How to pronounce remit in American English:
US [ˈriːmɪt , rɪˈmɪt]
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- Noun:
- (law) the act of remitting (especially the referral of a law case to another court)
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- Verb:
- send (money) in payment
- hold back to a later time
- release from (claims, debts, or taxes)
- refer (a matter or legal case) to another committe or authority or court for decision
- forgive
- make slack as by lessening tension or firmness
- diminish or abate
Word Origin
- remit (v.)
- late 14c., "to forgive, pardon," from Latin remittere "send back, slacken, let go back, abate," from re- "back" (see re-) + mittere "to send" (see mission). Meaning "allow to remain unpaid" is from mid-15c. Meaning "send money (to someone)" first recorded 1630s. Related: Remitted; remitting.
Example
- 1. Sending money home is often a motive for emigrating , so that migrants remit money even in lean times .
- 2. In general , deal sizes are capped by the amount each issuer can remit onshore under its foreign debt quota .
- 3. But whatever their motives , migrant workers must earn before they can remit .
- 4. If fannie mae were to remain an institution distinguished mainly by its outdated social purpose , it should have had a limited remit and never have acquired private shareholders .
- 5. According to south korean police , there are as many as 10000 north korean hackers plying their trade in china , who remit about $ 500 each to pyongyang per month .