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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024re•mit /rɪˈmɪt/USA pronunciation v. [~ + object], -mit•ted, -mit•ting. - to send (money, a check, etc.), usually in payment:Please remit your rent by the first of the month.
See -mit-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024re•mit (ri mit′),USA pronunciation v., -mit•ted, -mit•ting, n. v.t. - to transmit or send (money, a check, etc.) to a person or place, usually in payment.
- to refrain from inflicting or enforcing, as a punishment, sentence, etc.
- to refrain from exacting, as a payment or service.
- to pardon or forgive (a sin, offense, etc.).
- to slacken;
abate; relax:to remit watchfulness. - to give back:to remit an overpayment.
- Lawto send back (a case) to an inferior court for further action.
- to put back into a previous position or condition.
- to put off;
postpone; defer. - [Obs.]to set free;
release. - [Obs.]to send back to prison or custody.
- [Obs.]to give up;
surrender. v.i. - to transmit money, a check, etc., as in payment.
- to abate for a time or at intervals, as a fever.
- to slacken;
abate. n. - Lawa transfer of the record of an action from one tribunal to another, particularly from an appellate court to the court of original jurisdiction.
- Latin remittere to send back, let go back, concede, allow, equivalent. to re- re- + mittere to send
- Middle English remitten 1325–75
re•mit′ta•ble, adj. - 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged forward.
- 4.See corresponding entry in Unabridged excuse, overlook.
- 5.See corresponding entry in Unabridged diminish.
- 6.See corresponding entry in Unabridged return, restore.
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged retain.
- 4.See corresponding entry in Unabridged condemn.
- 5.See corresponding entry in Unabridged increase.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: remit vb /rɪˈmɪt/ ( -mits, -mitting, -mitted)(mainly tr)- (also intr) to send (money, payment, etc), as for goods or service, esp by post
- (esp of an appeal court) to send back (a case or proceeding) to an inferior court for further consideration or action
- to cancel or refrain from exacting (a penalty or punishment)
- (also intr) to relax (pace, intensity, etc) or (of pace or the like) to slacken or abate
- to postpone; defer
- archaic to pardon or forgive (crime, sins, etc)
n /ˈriːmɪt; rɪˈmɪt/- the area of authority or responsibility of an individual or a group
- the transfer of a case from one court or jurisdiction to another, esp from an appeal court to an inferior tribunal
- the act of remitting
Etymology: 14th Century: from Latin remittere to send back, release, re- + mittere to sendreˈmittable adj |