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remittance
[ ri-mit-ns ]
noun
- the sending of money, checks, etc., to a recipient at a distance.
- money or its equivalent sent from one place to another.
remittance
/ rɪˈmɪtəns /
noun
- payment for goods or services received or as an allowance, esp when sent by post
- the act of remitting
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Other Word Forms
- prere·mittance noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of remittance1
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Example Sentences
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The money loved ones send back from the US is known as remittances, and these are propping up Guatemala's economy.
From BBC
Many funded their move through non-institutional loans, later sending remittances to their families.
From BBC
Mexican immigrants in the United States are also pillars of the Mexican economy, sending more than $60 billion annually in remittances back to their homeland.
From Los Angeles Times
Those remittances represent a pillar of the Mexican economy.
From Los Angeles Times
Mexico received $63.3 billion in remittances last year, nearly all of it from migrants living in the U.S.
From Los Angeles Times
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