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as in payment
something (as money) that is given or received in return for goods or services
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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as in paying
the act of offering money in exchange for goods or services
the remittance of your outstanding balance is required before you can make more purchases
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Recent Examples of remittance
The tax applies to anyone in the U.S. who sends remittances to their home countries.
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Eden Harris, NBC news, 17 Aug. 2025
Schmitt added that Sheinbaum’s opposition to the remittance tax was the very reason why the U.S. needed to take action to address the underlying issue and the remittances.
—Anna Giaritelli, The Washington Examiner, 27 July 2025
In the last fiscal year alone, India received over $135 billion in remittances from around the world, nearly 30 percent of which originated in the United States.
—Milan Vaishnav, Foreign Affairs, 16 July 2025
In 2024, Mexicans living in the U.S. sent a record $63.2 billion home in remittances.
—Kate Plummer, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 June 2025
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Eden Harris, NBC news, 17 Aug. 2025
Schmitt added that Sheinbaum’s opposition to the remittance tax was the very reason why the U.S. needed to take action to address the underlying issue and the remittances.
—Anna Giaritelli, The Washington Examiner, 27 July 2025
In the last fiscal year alone, India received over $135 billion in remittances from around the world, nearly 30 percent of which originated in the United States.
—Milan Vaishnav, Foreign Affairs, 16 July 2025
In 2024, Mexicans living in the U.S. sent a record $63.2 billion home in remittances.
—Kate Plummer, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for remittance
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Likewise, the internet has made fundraising much easier with the use of online payment methods, which are easy to set up and difficult to trace.—
Richard Frankel,
ABC News,
11 Sep. 2025
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In most cases, at least 75% of federal funds must go directly to wages and benefits for participants, with the payments usually being made by the local and statewide organizations that recruit the participants and place them into host agencies.—
Cal J. Halvorsen,
The Conversation,
11 Sep. 2025
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And the new role had a different sort of perk, in the form of compensation.—
David Mark,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
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In 2025, green jobs offer not just solid compensation but also the chance to influence policy, equity, and resilience.—
Monica Sanders,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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Denholm is giving interviews to explain the board’s decision to award Musk a pay package that could be worth $1 trillion if the company hits milestones for market capitalization, profits, and vehicle production.—
Liz Hoffman,
semafor.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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After years of demanding better pay and protections from individual farmers and buyers, the Coalition of Immokalee Workers — the anti-trafficking organization that uncovered the first examples of abuse in the massive federal case — launched the Fair Food Program in 2010.—
Max Blau,
ProPublica,
16 Sep. 2025
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“Remittance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/remittance. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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