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
- preremittance noun
Etymology
Origin of remittance
Example Sentences
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On one hand, PayPal’s assets, which also include Venmo, Braintree and remittance products, “are deeply synergistic,” wrote Bernstein analyst Harshita Rawat.
From MarketWatch • Feb. 4, 2026
It can directly lead to less consumer demand and labor supply within the U.S., but also indirectly affect the amount of remittance money that foreign workers send home to their families abroad.
From Barron's • Jan. 27, 2026
Big banks, which have been exploring ways to issue a stablecoin, have also intensified their competition with traditional remittance service providers.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 28, 2025
The remittance tax could squeeze Indian household budgets, dampen consumption and investment, and undermine one of India's steadiest sources of foreign exchange, warns a brief by the Delhi-based Centre for WTO Studies.
From BBC • Jun. 5, 2025
On the twenty-fifth of each month, the remittance reports arrived on his computer screen, and he scanned them for any upticks in delinquencies.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
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