remittance
noun
the sending of money, checks, etc., to a recipient at a distance.
remittances
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pluralof remittance.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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They are also suspected of receiving remittances from "foreign political organisations", police said, adding that officers had seized seditious books and documents from their shop and residence.
From Barron's ● Jun. 24, 2026
Nearly one-third of Cuba’s population relies directly on these shipments and informal remittances, Morales said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026
In Miami or Madrid, they became industrious exiles, sending remittances back to their families in Cuba.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 8, 2026
"Kerala continued to rely heavily on remittances from abroad, which have wavered, creating mounting fiscal pressures and inadequate employment generation, especially among youth," says Ruparelia.
From BBC ● May 26, 2026
It was a belated admission that tens of thousands of famine-stricken North Koreans had already gone to China and that the country was increasingly dependent on their remittances.
From "Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West" by Blaine Harden
