Meaning & use
remitted
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“remitted” is a form of “remit”. See that entry for the full set of meanings.
Meanings
verbtransitiveformalbusiness
Sent a payment of money, usually by mail or electronic transfer.
Grammar: Past tense or participle with an object: she remitted the fee.
Patterns
- remit something to someone
- remit payment
She remitted the fee to the university before the deadline.
The company remitted the tax to the authorities.
He remitted part of his wages to his family each month.
verbtransitivelegalformal
Cancelled a debt, penalty or sentence so it no longer had to be paid or served.
Grammar: Often used for official decisions: the judge remitted the fine.
Patterns
- remit a debt
- remit a sentence
The judge remitted the remaining fine.
The government remitted the loan after the disaster.
The king remitted the prisoner's sentence.
verbintransitivemedical
Of an illness, became less severe for a while, though not fully gone.
Grammar: No object: the disease remitted.
Patterns
- the disease remitted
Her symptoms remitted after a year of treatment.
The cancer remitted and she returned to work.
His illness remitted for several months before returning.
verbtransitivelegal
Sent a legal case back to a lower court for further action.
Grammar: Takes an object: the court remitted the case.
Patterns
- remit a case to something
The appeals court remitted the case to the district court.
The matter was remitted for a new hearing.
The tribunal remitted the claim back to the council.
Word forms
| base form | remit |
|---|---|
| third person singular | remits |
| -ing form | remitting |
Common combinations
- remitted the payment
- He remitted the payment by bank transfer.
- remitted a fine
- The court remitted the fine.
- remitted to the lower court
- The case was remitted to the lower court.
- symptoms remitted
- Her symptoms remitted after treatment.
- remitted funds
- The migrant remitted funds home each month.
Synonyms and how they differ
- sent
- Sent is the plain everyday word, while remitted is formal and used for payments.
- forgave
- Forgave is personal, while remitted is official, for debts or penalties.
- eased
- Eased describes something becoming milder in general, whereas remitted is medical for diseases.
- wired
- Wired is informal and means sent electronically.
Word family
- remission noun
- a period when illness lessens
- remittance noun
- a sum of money sent
- remit verb
- base form
- remittent adjective
- coming and going, of fevers
Commonly confused: remitted or permitted?
remitted vs permitted
Permitted means allowed, while remitted means sent as payment or cancelled.
Practice
After months of treatment, her cancer finally ___ and she could go back to school.
Choose one answer.
Remitted means the illness eased for a while. Permitted, omitted and committed are real words but do not describe a disease easing.
Make it your own
Write a sentence using “remitted”, then check it and compare it with the examples above.