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re·mit
(rĭ-mĭt′)v. re·mit·ted, re·mit·ting, re·mits
v.tr.
1. To transmit (money) in payment.
2.
a. To refrain from exacting (a tax or penalty, for example); cancel.
b. To pardon; forgive: remitted their sins.
3. To restore to a former condition or position.
4. Law
a. To refer (a case) to another court for further consideration or action.
b. To refer (a matter) to a committee or authority for decision.
5. To allow to slacken: The storm remitted its fury.
v.intr.
1. To transmit money.
2. To diminish; abate: The symptoms of the disease remitted.
n. (rĭ-mĭt′, rē′mĭt)
1. A matter remitted for further consideration.
2. Chiefly British An area of responsibility; scope.
[Middle English remitten, to send back, from Latin remittere : re-, re- + mittere, to send.]
re·mit′ment n.
re·mit′ta·ble adj.
re·mit′ter n.
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remit
vb (mainly tr) , -mits, -mitting or -mitted
1. (Commerce) (also intr) to send (money, payment, etc), as for goods or service, esp by post
2. (Law) law (esp of an appeal court) to send back (a case or proceeding) to an inferior court for further consideration or action
3. (Law) to cancel or refrain from exacting (a penalty or punishment)
4. (also intr) to relax (pace, intensity, etc) or (of pace or the like) to slacken or abate
5. to postpone; defer
6. archaic to pardon or forgive (crime, sins, etc)
n
7. the area of authority or responsibility of an individual or a group: by taking that action, the committee has exceeded its remit.
8. (Law) law the transfer of a case from one court or jurisdiction to another, esp from an appeal court to an inferior tribunal
9. (Law) the act of remitting
10. (Commerce) the act of remitting
11. (Law) something remitted
12. (Commerce) something remitted
13. NZ a proposal from a branch of an organization put forward for discussion at the annual general meeting
[C14: from Latin remittere to send back, release, re- + mittere to send]
reˈmittable adj
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re•mit
(rɪˈmɪt)v. -mit•ted, -mit•ting,
n. v.t.
1. to transmit or send (money, a check, etc.), usu. in payment.
2. to refrain from inflicting or enforcing, as a punishment or sentence.
3. to refrain from exacting, as a payment or service.
4. to pardon or forgive (a sin, offense, etc.).
5. to slacken; abate.
6. to send back (a case) to an inferior court for further action; remand.
7. to restore to a previous position or condition.
8. to put off; postpone; defer.
9. Obs. to return to custody.
10. Obs. to give up.
v.i. 11. to transmit money, as in payment.
12. to abate for a time or at intervals, as a fever.
13. to slacken; abate.
n. 14. a transfer of the record of an action from one tribunal to another, esp. from an appellate court to the court of original jurisdiction.
[1325–75; < Latin remittere to send back =re- re- + mittere to send]
re•mit′ta•ble, adj.
re•mit′ter n.
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See also related terms for sin.
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remit
Past participle: remitted
Gerund: remitting
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| Noun | 1. | 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" matter, topic, issue, subject - some situation or event that is thought about; "he kept drifting off the topic"; "he had been thinking about the subject for several years"; "it is a matter for the police" Britain, Great Britain, U.K., UK, United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom |
| 2. | remit - (law) the act of remitting (especially the referral of a law case to another court) referral - the act of referring (as forwarding an applicant for employment or referring a matter to an appropriate agency) law, jurisprudence - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order" | |
| Verb | 1. | remit - send (money) in payment; "remit $25" pay - give money, usually in exchange for goods or services; "I paid four dollars for this sandwich"; "Pay the waitress, please" |
| 2. | remit - hold back to a later time; "let's postpone the exam" delay - act later than planned, scheduled, or required; "Don't delay your application to graduate school or else it won't be considered" call - stop or postpone because of adverse conditions, such as bad weather; "call a football game" hold - stop dealing with; "hold all calls to the President's office while he is in a meeting" suspend - render temporarily ineffective; "the prison sentence was suspended" probate - put a convicted person on probation by suspending his sentence | |
| 3. | remit - release from (claims, debts, or taxes); "The taxes were remitted" strike down, cancel - declare null and void; make ineffective; "Cancel the election results"; "strike down a law" | |
| 4. | remit - refer (a matter or legal case) to another committee or authority or court for decision challenge - issue a challenge to; "Fischer challenged Spassky to a match" | |
| 5. | remit - forgive; "God will remit their sins" forgive - stop blaming or grant forgiveness; "I forgave him his infidelity"; "She cannot forgive him for forgetting her birthday" | |
| 6. | remit - make slack as by lessening tension or firmness | |
| 7. | remit - diminish or abate; "The pain finally remitted" |
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remit
noun
1. instructions, brief, guidelines, authorization, terms of reference, orders That issue is not within the remit of the group.
verb
1. send, post, forward, mail, transmit, dispatch Many immigrants regularly remit money to their families.
2. refer, transfer, deliver, commit, hand over, submit, pass on, turn over, consign The matter was remitted to the justices for a rehearing.
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remit
verb1. To grant forgiveness to or for:
Idiom: forgive and forget.
2. To become or cause to become less active or intense:
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Translations
يُحَوِّلُ مالا
poslat
remitteresende
senda greiîslu
bausmės sušvelninimasligos atoslūgispervestipiniginė perlaidaremisija
sūtīt naudu
poslanie peňazí
göndermekhavale etmek
remit
[ˈriːmɪt]A. N (Brit) (= area of responsibility) → competencia f; (= terms of reference) [of committee etc] → cometido m
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
remit
[rɪˈmɪt] vt (= send) [+ money] → envoyer
[ˈriːmɪt] n → attributions fpl
it is not part of our remit to ... → cela ne fait pas partie de nos attributions de ...
to be within sb's remit → être dans les attributions de qn
it is not part of our remit to ... → cela ne fait pas partie de nos attributions de ...
to be within sb's remit → être dans les attributions de qn
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
remit
1 (form)vt
(= cancel, pardon) debt, sentence, sins → erlassen
(= send) money → überweisen
vi (= become less) → nachlassen
remit
2n (form) → Aufgabe f, → Auftrag m; that is outside our remit → das liegt außerhalb unseres Aufgabenbereiches
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Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
remit
(rəˈmit) – past tense, past participle reˈmitted – verb to send (money) usually in payment for something.
reˈmission (-ʃən) noun1. a lessening in the severity of an illness etc.
2. a shortening of a person's prison sentence.
3. the act of remitting.
reˈmittance noun (the sending of) money in payment for something.
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