remit
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 give back: to remit an overpayment.
Law. to send back (a case) to an inferior court for further action.
to put back into a previous position or condition.
Obsolete. to set free; release.
Obsolete. to send back to prison or custody.
Obsolete. to give up; surrender.
to transmit money, a check, etc., as in payment.
to abate for a time or at intervals, as a fever.
to slacken; abate.
Law. a transfer of the record of an action from one tribunal to another, particularly from an appellate court to the court of original jurisdiction.
something remitted, as for further deliberation or action.
the act of remitting.
Chiefly British. the area of authority of a person or group.
Origin of remit
1word story For remit
From its earliest appearance in Middle English, this verb had three main categories of meaning: surrender or forgiveness; ceasing or diminishing; referring or sending. The specific sense “to send money” appeared about 1543. The British noun sense “the area of authority of a person or group” dates from the second half of the 19th century.
Other words for remit
Opposites for remit
Other words from remit
- re·mit·ta·ble, adjective
- non·re·mit·ta·ble, adjective
- non·re·mit·ta·bly, adverb
- pre·re·mit, verb (used with object), pre·re·mit·ted, pre·re·mit·ting.
- un·re·mit·ta·ble, adjective
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British Dictionary definitions for remit
(also intr) to send (money, payment, etc), as for goods or service, esp by post
law (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)
the area of authority or responsibility of an individual or a group: by taking that action, the committee has exceeded its remit
law 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
something remitted
NZ a proposal from a branch of an organization put forward for discussion at the annual general meeting
Origin of remit
1Derived forms of remit
- remittable, adjective
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