remit

[verb, noun ri-mit; noun ree-mit]

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verb (used with object), re·mit·ted, re·mit·ting.

to transmit or send (money, a check, etc.) to a person or place, usually in payment.

to refrain from inflicting or enforcing, as a punishment, sentence, etc.

to refrain from exacting, as a payment or service.

to pardon or forgive (a sin, offense, etc.).

to slacken; abate; relax: to remit watchfulness.

to give back: to remit an overpayment.

Law. to send back (a case) to an inferior court for further action.

to put back into a previous position or condition.

to put off; postpone; defer.

Obsolete. to set free; release.

Obsolete. to send back to prison or custody.

Obsolete. to give up; surrender.

verb (used without object), re·mit·ted, re·mit·ting.

to transmit money, a check, etc., as in payment.

to abate for a time or at intervals, as a fever.

to slacken; abate.

noun

Law. a transfer of the record of an action from one tribunal to another, particularly from an appellate court to the court of original jurisdiction.

something remitted, as for further deliberation or action.

the act of remitting.

Chiefly British. the area of authority of a person or group.

Origin of remit

1325–75; Middle English remitten < Latin remittere to send back, let go back, concede, allow, equivalent to re- re- + mittere to send

Related formsre·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

Synonyms for remit

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1. forward. 4. excuse, overlook. 5. diminish. 6. return, restore.

Antonyms for remit

1. retain. 4. condemn. 5. increase.

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Related Words for remitted

defer, square, pay, route, dispatch, consign, forward, settle, address, transmit, mail, post, ship, suspend, pardon, wane, dwindle, reduce, soften, decrease

Examples from the Web for remitted

Contemporary Examples of remitted

In 2011, it remitted more than $75 billion to the Treasury on some $77.4 billion it made in profit.
How the Fed Has Earned $80 Billion in Profits in Fiscal 2012
Matthew Zeitlin
September 25, 2012

Historical Examples of remitted

The pardon cannot touch the guilt; but when the guilt is remitted, there is still the penalty.
Short Studies on Great Subjects
James Anthony Froude
If this tax was remitted, would you not get work yourselves, and on your own account too?
Sophisms of the Protectionists
Frederic Bastiat
This amount was remitted, in the twelve months preceding the war, in specie.
Albert Gallatin
John Austin Stevens
Money was remitted to London either by carrier or through some merchant.
The History of London
Walter Besant
As he was a poor man the debt was remitted, but he was obliged to leave the province.
The Greatest Highway in the World
Anonymous

British Dictionary definitions for remitted

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 Formsremittable, adjective

Word Origin for remit

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

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Word Origin and History for remitted

remit

late 14c., "to forgive, pardon," from Latin remittere "send back, slacken, let go back, abate," from re- "back" (see re-) + mittere "to send" (see mission). Meaning "allow to remain unpaid" is from mid-15c. Meaning "send money (to someone)" first recorded 1630s. Related: Remitted; remitting.

remitted in Medicine

remit

[rĭ-mĭt′]

v.

To diminish; abate.

To transmit money.