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remit.

To transmit or send (e.g. money in payment); to supply.

5 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

verb/ɹɪˈmɪt/Received-Pronunciation/ɹiˈmɪt/General-American/ɹɪˈmɪt/General-American
  1. To transmit or send (e.g. money in payment); to supply.

    transitive
  2. To forgive, pardon (a wrong, offense, etc.).

    transitive
  3. To refrain from exacting or enforcing; to cancel.

    transitive
    to remit the performance of an obligation
  4. To give up; omit; cease doing.

    obsolete · transitive
  5. To allow (something) to slacken, to relax (one's attention etc.).

    transitive
  6. To show a lessening or abatement (of a specified quality).

    intransitive · obsolete
  7. To diminish, abate.

    intransitive · obsolete
  8. To refer (something or someone) for deliberation, judgment, etc. (to a particular body or person).

    transitive
  9. To send back.

    obsolete · transitive
  10. To give or deliver up; surrender; resign.

    archaic · transitive
  11. To restore or replace.

    transitive
  12. To postpone.

    transitive
  13. To refer (someone to something), direct someone's attention to something.

    obsolete · transitive
Where this word comes from

From Middle English remitten, from Latin remittere (“to send, send back”). Compare Old French remettre, remetre, remitter.

noun/ɹɪˈmɪt/Received-Pronunciation/ɹiˈmɪt/General-American/ɹɪˈmɪt/General-American/ˈɹiːmɪt/Received-Pronunciation
  1. Terms of reference; set of responsibilities; scope.

    UK
  2. A communication from a superior court to a subordinate court.

Where this word comes from

From Middle English remitten, from Latin remittere (“to send, send back”). Compare Old French remettre, remetre, remitter.

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