remit | ||
1. | [ verb ] (business) send (money) in payment | |
Examples: | "remit $25" |
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Related terms: | pay remittance transfer | |
2. | [ verb ] make slack as by lessening tension or firmness | |
Synonyms: | slacken | |
Related terms: | loosen douse slacken | |
3. | [ verb ] release from (claims, debts, or taxes) | |
Examples: | "The texes were remitted" |
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Related terms: | cancel | |
4. | [ verb ] refer (a matter or legal case) to another committee or authority or court for decision | |
Synonyms: | remand send_back | |
Related terms: | challenge remission | |
5. | [ verb ] hold back to a later time | |
Synonyms: | postpone defer shelve put_off set_back prorogue table put_over hold_over | |
Examples: | "let's postpone the exam" |
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Related terms: | delay call probate hold reprieve respite suspend shelver procrastinator postponement cancel reschedule | |
6. | [ noun ] the act of remitting (especially the referral of a law case to another court) | |
Synonyms: | remitment remission | |
Related terms: | referral law | |
7. | [ verb ] forgive | |
Examples: | "God will remit their sins" |
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Related terms: | forgive | |
8. | [ verb ] go into remission, as of one's state of health | |
Related terms: | decrease better remission | |
Similar spelling: |
Renita reunite rent rente Renato Renate Renata remote rennet Renetta |