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remit

verb, noun·Academicformal

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UK/rɪˈmɪt/
US/rɪˈmɪt/

Meanings

  1. verbtransitiveformal

    To send money to a person or organization, especially as payment.

    Grammar: Takes an object: remit the money. In business writing you often see 'remit payment'.

    Patterns

    • remit money
    • remit payment
    • remit something to someone

    Please remit the full amount within thirty days.

    The company remits taxes to the government every quarter.

    He remitted the money to his family overseas.

  2. verbtransitiveformallegal

    To cancel or reduce a debt, punishment, or fee.

    Grammar: Often used in legal or official contexts: remit a sentence, remit a fine.

    Patterns

    • remit a debt
    • remit a sentence
    • remit a fine

    The court remitted part of the fine.

    The bank agreed to remit the interest.

  3. nouncountableformalBritish

    The area of work or responsibility that a person or group is officially given.

    Grammar: Often used in the phrase 'within/outside the remit of': That question is outside the remit of this committee.

    Patterns

    • within the remit of
    • outside the remit of
    • broaden the remit

    The project is within the remit of the department.

    They broadened the remit of the inquiry.

Word forms

third person singularremits
past tenseremitted
past participleremitted
-ing formremitting

Common combinations

remit payment
Please remit payment by the end of the month.
remit funds
The charity remits funds to local projects.
remit a debt
The government decided to remit the debt.
within the remit
This matter falls within the remit of the committee.

Synonyms and how they differ

pay
The everyday word; remit is formal and common in business or legal writing.
send
General word for moving something to someone; remit is used mainly for money or official payments.
transfer
Often used for moving money between accounts; remit stresses sending a payment to a person or organization.

Word family

remittance noun
A sum of money sent as payment.
remittal noun
The act of cancelling or reducing a debt or punishment.

Commonly confused: remit or submit?

remit vs submit

Submit means to hand in or send in something (like a form); remit means to send money or cancel a debt.

Practice

The customer was asked to remit ___ within ten days.

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