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re·mit·tance

   [ri-mit-ns]
noun
1.
the sending of money, checks, etc., to a recipient at a distance.
2.
money or its equivalent sent from one place to another.
Origin:
1695–1705; remit + -ance

Related forms
pre·re·mit·tance, noun

Can be confused: remission, remittance.
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remittance (rɪˈmɪtəns)
 
—n
1.  payment for goods or services received or as an allowance, esp when sent by post
2.  the act of remitting

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remittance
1705, from remit.
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