remittance

noun

re·mit·tance | \ri-ˈmi-tᵊn(t)s

Definition of remittance

1a : a sum of money remitted

b : an instrument by which money is remitted

2 : transmittal of money (as to a distant place)

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Examples of remittance in a Sentence

Remittance can be made by check or credit card. she always mails in her remittance on time so she won't ever be charged a late fee on her electric bill

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Last month, the company introduced its mobile app in Mexico, where remittance inflows last year totaled $31 billion. — Ezequiel Minaya, WSJ, "Western Union Makes Digital Push Amid Fierce Competition for Money Transfers," 9 Oct. 2018 These remittances account for nearly 20 percent of the gross domestic product in El Salvador and Honduras and nearly 30 percent in Haiti, according to 2016 World Bank estimates. — Nick Miroff, Washington Post, "U.S. embassy cables warned against expelling 300,000 immigrants. Trump officials did it anyway.," 8 May 2018 More Cubans started living on cash remittances sent from the United States. — Frances Robles And Azam Ahmed, New York Times, "More Black Officials in Power in Cuba as Leadership Changes," 22 Apr. 2018 This leads to wide use of the greenback, which arrives through remittances and major aid agencies that operate here and mainly pay in the U.S. currency. — Matina Stevis-gridneff, WSJ, "An Isolated Country Runs on Mobile Money," 8 July 2018 Indian émigrés sent home $69 billion in 2015, making their country the world’s top recipient of remittances. — Vidhi Doshi, Washington Post, "Orange is the new blue: Why India wants to color-code its passports," 15 Jan. 2018 These remittances, other researchers point out, help foster economic growth and political reform. — Beth Elise Whitaker, Washington Post, "What the ‘s---hole’ debate gets wrong about Africa," 18 Jan. 2018 Alibaba’s rival, Tencent, has also launched a Hong Kong-Philippines remittance service through its app, WeChat. — Lucinda Shen, Fortune, "Alibaba's Ant Financial Just Launched a Blockchain-based Remittance Service," 26 June 2018 Such remittances are a significant portion of income for Filipino workers—representing about 10.2% of the Philipplines’ GDP in 2016, according to data from the World Bank. — Lucinda Shen, Fortune, "Alibaba's Ant Financial Just Launched a Blockchain-based Remittance Service," 26 June 2018

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