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Added 9 October 2026

remit

/ɹɪˈmɪt/ noun

Latin root: remittere Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about remit at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

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
(law) the act of remitting (especially the referral of a law case to another court).

verb

Send (money) in payment.
remit $25
Hold back to a later time.
let's postpone the exam
Release from (claims, debts, or taxes).
The taxes were remitted

Origin

From Middle English remitten, from Latin remittere (“to send, send back”). Compare Old French remettre, remetre, remitter.

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