remit

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verb

re·​mit ri-ˈmit How to pronounce remit (audio)
remitted; remitting

transitive verb

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
d
: to give relief from (suffering)
3
: to submit or refer for consideration, judgment, decision, or action
specifically : remand
4
: to restore or consign to a former status or condition
5
6
: to send (money) to a person or place especially in payment of a demand, account, or draft

intransitive verb

1
a
: to abate in force or intensity : moderate
b
: to abate symptoms (as of a disease) for a period
2
: to send money (as in payment)
remitment noun
remittable adjective
remitter noun

remit

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noun

re·​mit ri-ˈmit How to pronounce remit (audio)
ˈrē-ˌmit
1
British : an area of responsibility or authority
usually singular
The problem was outside/beyond our remit.
The BBC simply no longer sees producing Shakespeare as part of its remit as a public service television broadcaster.John Morrison
2
: an act of remitting
3
: something remitted to another person or authority

Examples of remit in a Sentence

Verb A patient who has mild flare-ups in the skin and joints twice a year may one day awaken with kidney failure or paralysis that, one month later, mysteriously remits. Elizabeth Rosenthal, New York Times Book Review, 19 Nov. 1989
And he was, therefore, as little surprised as a man could be, to find himself awakened at the small inn to which he had been remitted until morning, in the middle of the night. Charles Dickens, A Tale of Two Cities, 1859
I was brought in guilty and sentenced to die; but that the judges, having been made sensible of the hardship of my circumstances, had obtained leave to remit the sentence upon my consenting to be transported. Daniel Defoe, Moll Flanders, 1722
Please remit $1,000 upon receipt of this letter. Payment can be remitted by check. The governor remitted the remainder of her life sentence.
Recent Examples on the Web
Verb
According to economists, people from Kerala remit $12.6 billion from abroad to their home state every year, fueling a growth rate of over 11 percent. Deepak Unnikrishnan, Foreign Affairs, 7 Feb. 2020 To avoid pre-financing VAT, businesses could consider issuing invoices in a subsequent tax period, allowing VAT to be remitted later. Aleksandra Bal, Forbes, 8 Sep. 2024
Noun
So the Coast Guard hearings that are being held, their remit is to figure out what happened, hopefully to keep it from happening again. Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 24 Sep. 2024 The knowledge gathered can inform those on corporate mobility, those who travel as part of their remit, and for recruiters and leaders to better understand cultural queues. Doug Melville, Forbes, 23 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for remit 

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Word History

Etymology

Verb

Middle English remitten "to send back (to prison), refer, pass on, surrender, waive, forgive," borrowed from Latin remittere "to send back, refer, release, relax, ease off, waive (a debt, punishment)," from re- re- + mittere "to release, let go, send (for a purpose)" — more at admit entry 1

Noun

Middle English remyt "pardon," noun derivative of remitten "to remit entry 1"

First Known Use

Verb

14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a

Noun

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Time Traveler
The first known use of remit was in the 14th century

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Cite this Entry

“Remit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/remit. Accessed 12 Oct. 2024.

Kids Definition

remit

1 of 2 verb
re·​mit ri-ˈmit How to pronounce remit (audio)
remitted; remitting
1
a
: to release from the guilt or penalty of : pardon
remit sins
b
: to keep from demanding or calling for
remit a penalty
2
: to give over for consideration, judgment, decision, or action
remit the proposal to a special committee
3
: to send money especially in payment
4
: to lessen in intensity or severity often temporarily : moderate
the fever had remitted
remitment noun
remittable adjective
remitter noun

remit

2 of 2 noun
1
: an act of remitting
2
: something remitted to another person or authority

Medical Definition

remit

intransitive verb
re·​mit ri-ˈmit How to pronounce remit (audio)
remitted; remitting
: to abate symptoms for a period : go into or be in remission
her leukemia remitted for a year

Legal Definition

remit

verb
re·​mit ri-ˈmit How to pronounce remit (audio)
remitted; remitting

transitive verb

1
a
: to release from the guilt or penalty of
b
: to refrain from exacting
remit a tax
c
: to cancel or refrain from inflicting
remit the fine
2
: to submit or refer for consideration, judgment, decision, or action
specifically : remand
3
: to restore or consign to a former status or condition
4
: to send (money) to a person or place especially in payment of a demand, account, or draft

intransitive verb

: to send money (as in payment)
remitment noun
remittable adjective
Etymology

Verb

Latin remittere to let go back, send back, give up, forgive, from re- back + mittere to let go, send

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