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   remit

   verb

   • 1. cancel or refrain from exacting or inflicting (a debt or punishment): "the excess of the sentence over 12 months was remitted" Similar cancelset asiderevokerepealrescindabrogatesuspend
   • ▪ forgive (a sin): "God's act of remitting the sins of guilty men" Similar pardonforgiveexcuseoverlookpass over
   • 2. send (money) in payment or as a gift: "the income they remitted to their families" Similar senddispatchforwardtransmitconveypayhand overmake payment of
   • 3. refer (a matter for decision) to an authority: "the request for an investigation was remitted to a special committee" Similar pass (on)refersend ontransferhand ondirectassigncommitentrust
   • ▪ send back (a case) to a lower court.
   • ▪ send (someone) from one tribunal to another for a trial or hearing: "it remits an offender to another court after convicting him"
   • ▪ postpone: archaic "the movers refused Mr Tierney's request to remit the motion" Similar postponedeferput offput backshelvedelayhold over/offstand oversuspendproroguereschedulekeep in abeyanceput overlay on the tabletablecontinueinformal:put on the back burnerput on iceput in cold storagerare:respite
   • ▪ consign again to a previous state: archaic "thus his indiscretion remitted him to the nature of an ordinary person"
   • 4. diminish: archaic "phobias may remit spontaneously without any treatment" Similar diminishlessendecreaseease (up)abatemoderatedwindlewaneebbsubside

   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"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Latin remittere ‘send back, restore’, from re- ‘back’ + mittere ‘send’. The noun dates from the early 20th century.

   Derivatives

   • 1. remittable adjective
   • 2. remittee noun
   • 3. remitter noun

   Scrabble Points: 7

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishREMIT | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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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.

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   remit: [verb] to lay aside (a mood or disposition) partly or wholly. to desist from (an activity). to let (attention or diligence) slacken : relax.

4. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishremit noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

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   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.; within the remit of somebody/something In future, staff recruitment will fall within the remit of the division manager.; remit to do something a remit to report on medical services; The group has been given a remit to examine ways of improving the local transport system.

5. www.dictionary.com › browse › remitREMIT Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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   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.

6. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › remitRemit - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   If you send your client a bill for your consulting services, be sure to include your address so he knows where to remit the payment.

7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishREMIT definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   11 meanings: (rɪˈmɪt ������) 1. to send (money, payment, etc), as for goods or service, esp by post 2. law (esp of an appeal court).... Click for more definitions.

8. www.thefreedictionary.com › remitRemit - definition of remit by The Free Dictionary

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   4. (also intr) to relax (pace, intensity, etc) or (of pace or the like) to slacken or abate

9. www.yourdictionary.com › remitRemit Definition & Meaning | YourDictionary

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   Remit definition: To transmit (money) in payment. The Code enacted that if the landlord would re-enter before the term was up, he must remit a fair proportion of the rent.

10. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishREMIT | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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    REMIT definition: 1. the things that you are responsible for in your job 2. to send money to someone. Learn more.

11. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › remitremit | meaning of remit in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary...

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    remit meaning, definition, what is remit: to send a payment: Learn more.