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as in payments
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 disbursements
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 remittances
Tourism, remittances and foreign investment helped rescue the economy from collapse in those years, something that hasn’t happened this time around.
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Orlando Matos, NBC news, 6 Jan. 2026
Approximately 40% of households in Somalia get remittances from abroad.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 3 Jan. 2026
In Latin America and the Caribbean, one report from the Inter-American Development Bank projects total remittances of about $161 billion.
—Wyles Daniel, USA Today, 2 Jan. 2026
The payment problems started last June, with delays caused by a computer system upgrade that slowed remittances to the 12,000 attorneys who participate in the program nationwide.
—Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 29 Dec. 2025
These workers send remittances that bolster their families back home, contributing to nine percent of the country’s GDP.
—Laura Sharman, CNN Money, 22 Dec. 2025
Cross-border flows are largely driven by trade and remittances sent by migrant workers from neighboring Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, and Zimbabwe.
—semafor.com, 3 Dec. 2025
In fact, the United States has far and away been the number one source of remittances in the world.
—NPR, 28 Oct. 2025
Beyond that, think of the businesses and workers within Mexico similarly sustained by those remittances.
—John Tamny, Forbes, 4 Jan. 2025
Orlando Matos, NBC news, 6 Jan. 2026
Approximately 40% of households in Somalia get remittances from abroad.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 3 Jan. 2026
In Latin America and the Caribbean, one report from the Inter-American Development Bank projects total remittances of about $161 billion.
—Wyles Daniel, USA Today, 2 Jan. 2026
The payment problems started last June, with delays caused by a computer system upgrade that slowed remittances to the 12,000 attorneys who participate in the program nationwide.
—Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 29 Dec. 2025
These workers send remittances that bolster their families back home, contributing to nine percent of the country’s GDP.
—Laura Sharman, CNN Money, 22 Dec. 2025
Cross-border flows are largely driven by trade and remittances sent by migrant workers from neighboring Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, and Zimbabwe.
—semafor.com, 3 Dec. 2025
In fact, the United States has far and away been the number one source of remittances in the world.
—NPR, 28 Oct. 2025
Beyond that, think of the businesses and workers within Mexico similarly sustained by those remittances.
—John Tamny, Forbes, 4 Jan. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for remittances
Noun
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Instead, Saks struggled to execute a turnaround, faced mounting debt and reportedly fell behind on vendor payments, straining relationships with luxury labels and shrinking assortments.—
Dave Quinn,
PEOPLE,
14 Jan. 2026
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The Workforce Solutions for Tarrant County — one of multiple workforce boards statewide that distributes this funding on behalf of the Texas Workforce Commission — shared Friday that subsidy payments are expected to be issued as normal, which is every two weeks.—
Lina Ruiz,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 Jan. 2026
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Essentially, if robots can build houses, grow food, manufacture goods, and even provide services like health care and education at a near-zero cost then wages stop being the mechanism that determines who gets what.—
Orianna Rosa Royle,
Fortune,
13 Jan. 2026
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The contract would be reopened prior to the fourth fiscal year of the agreement, 2028-29, to resolve wages for that budget cycle.—
Keith M. Phaneuf,
Hartford Courant,
13 Jan. 2026
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Yes, care about monthly premiums, deductibles and maximum out-of-pocket costs, but also care about co-pays, drug costs and emergency room visit payments.—
Nicole Villalpando,
Austin American Statesman,
9 Jan. 2026
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However, Myers could owe much more in out-of-pocket costs due to $80 co-pays and an $8,000 deductible.—
Mary Cunningham,
CBS News,
9 Jan. 2026
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Those compensations ripple upward.—
Dana Santas,
CNN Money,
6 Nov. 2025
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The Suns reportedly offered Royce O'Neale and second-round compensations.—
Valentina Martinez,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Sep. 2025
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“Remittances.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/remittances. Accessed 17 Jan. 2026.
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