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remittance.

The act of sending money to someone.

10 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ɹɪˈmɪtəns/
  1. The act of sending money to someone.

    countable · uncountable
    remittance advice
  2. Money which is sent to someone, typically to someone in another country.

    countable · uncountable
  3. Money sent by a foreign worker back to their home country.

    countable · uncountable
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree English remit Proto-Indo-European *-onts Latin -ns Latin -āns Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ia Latin -āntia Old French -ancebor. Middle English -aunce English -ance English remittance From remit + -ance.

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