remit

First recorded in 1325–75; Middle English remitten, from Latin remittere “to send back, let go back, concede, allow,” equivalent to re- “again; back” + mittere “to send”; see re-

historical usage of remit

The verb remit comes directly from Latin remittere “to send back, go back, return, release, let go,….” (The many Latin senses of remittere cover four and a half columns in the Oxford Latin Dictionary).
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 FROM remit

re·mit·ta·ble, adjectivenon·re·mit·ta·ble, adjectivenon·re·mit·ta·bly, adverbpre·re·mit, verb (used with object), pre·re·mit·ted, pre·re·mit·ting.

un·re·mit·ta·ble, adjective

Words nearby remit

remise, remiss, remissible, remission, remissive, remit, remitt., remittal, remittance, remittance man, remitted

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How to use remit in a sentence

Yet even someone as senior as Xie is unlikely to have full remit to negotiate on his country’s behalf.
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Space travel has, for the most part, remained the remit of professional astronauts or the very wealthy.
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Immigration is just one of the difficult topics under his remit.
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Its remit is narrow—it does not have jurisdiction over government agencies, banks, or nonprofits.
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That is a complex remit that they have been happy to leave to customer-facing teams.
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But that was not within the remit of the Dutch investigators.
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He questioned whether preventing pictures being taken was part of the police protection unit's remit.
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Fifty minutes later, when the remit to oversee the bid was awarded to Hunt, Osborne replied, “I hope you like the solution!”
Culture Minister Jeremy Hunt ‘Sympathetic’ to Murdoch BSkyB Bid|Peter Jukes|May 31, 2012|DAILY BEAST
The French war indemnity enabled him to redeem a considerable portion of the state debt and to remit certain taxes.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 2|Various
He added, that Mrs. Grants father was extremely affluent, and he should not wonder if he was to remit 500l.
The Chronicles of Crime or The New Newgate Calendar. v. 1/2|Camden Pelham
For cabin passage in yonder vessel, tax free and duly paid, we will remit the rest.
Where the Pavement Ends|John Russell
The American Consuls can give you the names and the amounts to remit for single copies.
Harper's Round Table, June 4, 1895|Various
The beleaguerers made themselves great fires, and seemed not to remit in their watchfulness.
A Legend of Reading Abbey|Charles MacFarlane

British Dictionary definitions for remit

remit

verb (rɪˈmɪt) -mits, -mitting or -mitted (mainly tr)

(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)

noun (ˈriːmɪt, rɪˈmɪt)

the area of authority or responsibility of an individual or a groupby 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

Derived forms of remit

remittable, adjective

Word Origin for remit

C14: from Latin remittere to send back, release, re- + mittere to send

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Medical definitions for remit

remit

[ rĭ-mĭt′ ]

To diminish; abate.

To transmit money.

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