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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
Linguistic ties are also tight with Russian still widely spoken in Azerbaijan and nearly half (46 percent) of the total volume of remittances paid to Azerbaijan come from Russia, where, according to official data, more than 300,000 Azerbaijanis live.
—Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 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
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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
Linguistic ties are also tight with Russian still widely spoken in Azerbaijan and nearly half (46 percent) of the total volume of remittances paid to Azerbaijan come from Russia, where, according to official data, more than 300,000 Azerbaijanis live.
—Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for remittance
Noun
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The payment goes through my friend’s fiancé’s mother’s Tesla account, the poor woman accidentally footing the bill.—
Joe Joyce,
The Washington Examiner,
5 Sep. 2025
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The state agency, which is in charge of the unemployment program, will be required to search its archives and locate the people denied benefits and obtain their payment information in order to send out unemployment benefits they were denied, according to the order.—
Laura Schulte,
jsonline.com,
5 Sep. 2025
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For four years after that policy was crafted, NIL was the only avenue for above-board compensation for college athletes.—
Eben Novy-Williams,
Sportico.com,
4 Sep. 2025
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Fifteen years ago, Mexican attorney Alma Barraza immersed herself in a legal fight to win fair compensation for indigent villagers who lost their property when the government seized land to build a dam.—
Ray Long,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Sep. 2025
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The fest is cashless and only mobile pay, debit and credit cards are accepted.—
Cathy Kozlowicz,
jsonline.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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If the soldier buys $100 of groceries from a grocer and pays by check, the grocer receives 10% of a Fed IOU, which goes through the grocer’s bank.—
Hersh Shefrin,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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“Remittance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/remittance. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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