remit

C2 Topic:Actions & Processes

US /ɹiˈmɪt/ UK /ɹɪˈmɪt/ See IPA manual

Freq #40117

Meanings

1

verb
To send money in payment for something.

Please remit the full amount within thirty days of receiving the invoice.
2

noun
The area of activity or authority that a person or group is responsible for.

Investigating fraud falls outside the committee's remit.
3

verb
To cancel or refrain from enforcing a debt, penalty, or punishment.

The court agreed to remit part of the fine.
4

verb
To gradually lessen or ease.

The pain finally remitted after a few hours.

Verb forms

Verb forms are not available for this word yet.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

brief jurisdiction purview responsibility

Word family

Forms remitsremittedremitting

Derived forms nonremittedremitlessremitmentremittableremittalremittanceremitteeremitterunremitted unremitting

Related forms mandate mission remission remittent

Etymology

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

*mey- (change) Proto-Indo-European remitten Middle English remittō Latin

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# remit

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2
**Part of speech:** verb, noun
**IPA (US):** /ɹiˈmɪt/
**IPA (UK):** /ɹɪˈmɪt/
**Frequency rank:** 40117

## Meanings
1. To send money in payment for something.
2. The area of activity or authority that a person or group is responsible for.
3. To cancel or refrain from enforcing a debt, penalty, or punishment.
4. To gradually lessen or ease.

## Examples
- Please remit the full amount within thirty days of receiving the invoice.
- Investigating fraud falls outside the committee's remit.
- The court agreed to remit part of the fine.
- The pain finally remitted after a few hours.

## Synonyms
- brief
- jurisdiction
- purview
- responsibility

## Derived Forms
- nonremitted
- remitless
- remitment
- remittable
- remittal
- remittance
- remittee
- remitter
- unremitted
- unremitting

## Related Forms
- mandate
- mission
- remission
- remittent

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: *mey- (change)
- Root: remitten
- Root: remittō

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

## AI Etymology
Remit is from Middle English remitten, from Latin remittere (“to send, send back”). Compare Old French remettre, remetre, remitter. Important recorded forms include *mey- (change) (Proto-Indo-European), remitten (Middle English), and remittō (Latin). Current senses include to send money in payment for something and the area of activity or authority that a person or group is responsible for. The wider family includes derived forms such as nonremitted, remitless, remitment, remittable, and remittal; related words such as mandate, mission, remission, and remittent.

## Topics
- Actions & Processes

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