Definitions of remit [ɪˈmɪt]

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Definition of 'remit'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (v.t.) remit
to transmit or send (money, a check, etc.), usu. in payment.

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

3.  remit
to refrain from exacting, as a payment or service.

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

5.  remit
to slacken; abate.

6.  remit
to send back (a case) to an inferior court for further action; remand.

7.  remit
to restore to a previous position or condition.

8.  remit
to put off; postpone; defer.

9.  remit
Obs. to return to custody.

10.  remit
Obs. to give up.

11. (v.i.) remit
to transmit money, as in payment.

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

13.  remit
to slacken; abate.

14. (n.) remit
a transfer of the record of an action from one tribunal to another, esp. from an appellate court to the court of original jurisdiction.

Etymology: (1325–75; < L remittere to send back =re-re - +mittere to send)

Definition of 'remit'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) remit
the topic that a person, committee, or piece of research is expected to deal with or has authority to deal with
"they set up a group with a remit to suggest ways for strengthening family life"

2. (verb) remission, remitment, remit
(law) the act of remitting (especially the referral of a law case to another court)

3. (verb) remit
send (money) in payment
"remit $25"

4. (verb) postpone, prorogue, hold over, put over, table, shelve, set back, defer, remit, put off
hold back to a later time
"let's postpone the exam"

5. (verb) remit
release from (claims, debts, or taxes)
"The taxes were remitted"

6. (verb) remit, remand, send back
refer (a matter or legal case) to another committee or authority or court for decision

7. (verb) remit
forgive
"God will remit their sins"

8. (verb) slacken, remit
make slack as by lessening tension or firmness

9. (verb) remit
diminish or abate
"The pain finally remitted"

Definition of 'remit'

Webster Dictionary

1. (verb) remit
to send back; to give up; to surrender; to resign

2. (verb) remit
to restore

3. (verb) remit
to transmit or send, esp. to a distance, as money in payment of a demand, account, draft, etc.; as, he remitted the amount by mail

4. (verb) remit
to send off or away; hence: (a) To refer or direct (one) for information, guidance, help, etc. "Remitting them . . . to the works of Galen." Sir T. Elyot. (b) To submit, refer, or leave (something) for judgment or decision

5. (verb) remit
to relax in intensity; to make less violent; to abate

6. (verb) remit
to forgive; to pardon; to remove

7. (verb) remit
to refrain from exacting or enforcing; as, to remit the performance of an obligation

8. (verb) remit
to abate in force or in violence; to grow less intense; to become moderated; to abate; to relax; as, a fever remits; the severity of the weather remits

9. (verb) remit
to send money, as in payment

Translation of 'remit'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: to send (money) usually in payment for something.
Afrikaans: terugbetaal	Arabic: يُحَوِّلُ مالا	Bulgarian: превеждам
Brazilian: remeter	Czech: poslat	German: überweisen
Danish: remittere; sende	Greek: κάνω έμβασμα για πληρωμή	Spanish: remitir
Estonian: remiteerima, rahaüle kand	Farsi: حواله کردن؛ باز پردات کرد	Finnish: lähettää
French: remettre	Hebrew: לִשלוֹחַ תַּשלוּם	Hindi: रुपया भेजना, दंड या ऋण से
Croatian: poslati poštom (novac)	Hungarian: átutal	Indonesian: mengirimkan
Icelandic: senda greiðslu	Italian: rimettere, spedire	Japanese: 送金する
Korean: 송부하다	Lithuanian: pasiųsti, pervesti (pinig	Latvian: sūtīt naudu (pa pastu)
Malay: mengirimkan wang	Dutch: overmaken	Norwegian: (over)sende, betale
Polish: uiścić przekazem pocztowy	Persian: حواله کردن؛ باز پردات کرد	Pashto: بښل، كمول، لږول، سپكول بي
Portuguese: remeter	Romanian: a remite	Russian: переводить (деньги)
Slovak: poslať	Slovenian: nakazati	Serbian: poslati novac
Swedish: översända, remittera [pen	Thai: ส่ง (เงิน) ทางไปรษณีย์	Turkish: göndermek, havale etmek
Taiwanese: 匯(款)	Ukrainian: надсилати поштою	Urdu: بخشنا
Vietnamese: chuyển tiền thanh toán	Chinese: 汇款付款
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