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- Dictionaryremit
verb
- 1. cancel or refrain from exacting or inflicting (a debt or punishment): "the excess of the sentence over 12 months was remitted" Similar
- 2. send (money) in payment or as a gift: "the income they remitted to their families" Similar
noun
- 1. the task or area of activity officially assigned to an individual or organization: British "the committee was becoming caught up in issues that did not fall within its remit"
- 2. an item referred to someone for consideration: "a remit on the question failed"
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REMIT definition: 1. to reduce a period of time that someone must spend in prison: 2. to send money to someone: 3…. Learn more.
to refer a matter to someone in authority to deal with: She remitted the case to a new tribunal for reconsideration.
1. a. : to lay aside (a mood or disposition) partly or wholly. b. : to desist from (an activity) c. : to let (attention or diligence) slacken : relax. 2. a. : to release from the guilt or penalty of. remit sins. b. : to refrain from exacting. remit a tax. c. : to cancel or refrain from inflicting. remit the penalty.
REMIT definition: 1. the things that you are responsible for in your job 2. to send money to someone. Learn more.
noun. /ˈriːmɪt/, /rɪˈmɪt/ [usually singular] (British English) the area of activity over which a particular person or group has authority, control or influence. outside the remit of somebody/something Such decisions are outside the remit of this committee.
Someone's remit is the area of activity which they are expected to deal with, or which they have authority to deal with. [ British ] That issue is not within the remit of the working group.
Definition of remit verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Remit definition: to transmit or send (money, a check, etc.) to a person or place, usually in payment.. See examples of REMIT used in a sentence.
Define remit. remit synonyms, remit pronunciation, remit translation, English dictionary definition of remit. v. re·mit·ted , re·mit·ting , re·mits v. tr. 1. To transmit in payment. 2. a. To refrain from exacting ; cancel. b. To pardon; forgive: remitted their sins....
Remit means send back, and it has many uses. If you remit payment, you send it back to the person you owe it to. If you’ve been in prison for five years of a seven-year sentence but you’ve been on good behavior, a judge might remit the remainder of your sentence and let you go free.
