remittance
Americannoun
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the sending of money, checks, etc., to a recipient at a distance.
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money or its equivalent sent from one place to another.
noun
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payment for goods or services received or as an allowance, esp when sent by post
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the act of remitting
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of remittance
Explanation
A remittance is a payment that gets sent somewhere else. If you get a bill in the mail, you will usually have at least a week to send your remittance. To "remit" is to send money or make a payment and what you send is called remittance. Buying anything from a website involves a remittance — usually from a grownup's credit card, just as keeping your cell phone going requires a regular remittance to cover minutes and messages. If you go on a trip and run out of money, you might need an emergency remittance for a plane or train ticket to get home.
Vocabulary lists containing remittance
Human Geography - High School
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Content Summary G.3: Spatial Reorganization
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Vocabulary from the Eighth Democratic Debate, March 9, 2016
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Example Sentences
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Remittances from around the world accounted for an estimated 7.5% of Venezuela’s gross domestic product in 2025, according to the Remittance Industry Observatory, a think tank in Washington, D.C.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 8, 2026
Remittance costs - driven by fees and currency conversion - have long been a global policy concern due to their impact on families.
From BBC • Jun. 5, 2025
"We have received the recommendations of the State Department-Treasury Remittance Working Group," the senior Biden administration official told reporters while declining to offer details on those ideas.
From Reuters • Nov. 5, 2021
Remittance payments have dropped precipitously during the pandemic because of border closures, eliminating the most likely form of relief.
From Los Angeles Times • May 9, 2021
Copy of the Letter accompanying the foregoing Remittance.
From An Account of Timbuctoo and Housa Territories in the Interior of Africa by Jackson, James Grey
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