remit
2 ENTRIES FOUND:
remits;
remitted;
remitting
remits;
remitted;
remitting
Britannica Dictionary definition of REMIT
[+ object]
formal
1
:
to send (money) as a payment
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Please remit $1,000 upon receipt of this letter.
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Payment can be remitted by check.
2
:
to cancel or free someone from (a punishment, debt, etc.)
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The governor remitted the remainder of her life sentence.
remit to
[phrasal verb]
remit (something) to (someone or something)
:
to send (something, such as a dispute or a court case) to an authority that can make a decision about it
— often used as (be) remitted to
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The matter was remitted to a new committee for discussion.
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The case was remitted to the state court.
2
remit
/rɪˈmɪt/
noun
plural
remits
2
remit
/rɪˈmɪt/
noun
plural
remits
Britannica Dictionary definition of REMIT
[count]
British, formal
:
an area of responsibility and authority
— usually singular
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The problem was outside/beyond our remit.
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She will have a wide remit to reform the company.
