remittance

[ri-mit-ns]

noun

1. the sending of money, checks, etc., to a recipient at a distance.

2. money or its equivalent sent from one place to another.

remittance

/ rɪˈmɪtəns /

noun

1. payment for goods or services received or as an allowance, esp when sent by post

2. the act of remitting

Other Word Forms

• preremittance noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of remittance¹

First recorded in 1695–1705; remit + -ance

Related Words

• amount 
• award 
• cash 
• deposit 
• disbursement 
• fee 
• outlay 
• pension 
• premium 
• refund 
• reimbursement 
• reparation 
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• restitution 
• return 
• reward 
• royalty 
• salary 
• settlement 
• subsidy