remitted; remitting
1
a
: to lay aside (a mood or disposition) partly or wholly
b
: to desist from (an activity)
2
a
: to release from the guilt or penalty of
remit sins
b
: to refrain from exacting
remit a tax
c
: to cancel or refrain from inflicting
remit the penalty
d
: to give relief from (suffering)
3
: to submit or refer for consideration, judgment, decision, or action
specifically
: remand
4
: to restore or consign to a former status or condition
6
: to send (money) to a person or place especially in payment of a demand, account, or draft
1
2
: to send money (as in payment)
1
British
: an area of responsibility or authority
—usually singular
The problem was outside/beyond our remit.
The BBC simply no longer sees producing Shakespeare as part of its remit as a public service television broadcaster.—
John Morrison
John Morrison2
: an act of remitting
3
: something remitted to another person or authority
Synonyms
Examples of remit in a Sentence
Verb
A patient who has mild flare-ups in the skin and joints twice a year may one day awaken with kidney failure or paralysis that, one month later, mysteriously remits.
—Elizabeth Rosenthal, New York Times Book Review, 19 Nov. 1989
And he was, therefore, as little surprised as a man could be, to find himself awakened at the small inn to which he had been remitted until morning, in the middle of the night.
—Charles Dickens, A Tale of Two Cities, 1859
I was brought in guilty and sentenced to die; but that the judges, having been made sensible of the hardship of my circumstances, had obtained leave to remit the sentence upon my consenting to be transported.
—Daniel Defoe, Moll Flanders, 1722
Please remit $1,000 upon receipt of this letter.
Payment can be remitted by check.
The governor remitted the remainder of her life sentence.
Elizabeth Rosenthal, New York Times Book Review, 19 Nov. 1989
And he was, therefore, as little surprised as a man could be, to find himself awakened at the small inn to which he had been remitted until morning, in the middle of the night.
—Charles Dickens, A Tale of Two Cities, 1859
I was brought in guilty and sentenced to die; but that the judges, having been made sensible of the hardship of my circumstances, had obtained leave to remit the sentence upon my consenting to be transported.
—Daniel Defoe, Moll Flanders, 1722
Please remit $1,000 upon receipt of this letter.
Payment can be remitted by check.
The governor remitted the remainder of her life sentence.
Recent Examples on the WebGillian Brassil, Sacramento Bee, 16 May 2024
California has a 15% excise tax on weed sales, which is paid by consumers and remitted by retailers.
—Gillian Brassil, Sacramento Bee, 3 May 2024
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Verb
California levies a 15% excise sales taxes on legal weed, paid by consumers and remitted by retailers, and local governments can impose further taxes.
—Gillian Brassil, Sacramento Bee, 16 May 2024
California has a 15% excise tax on weed sales, which is paid by consumers and remitted by retailers.
—Gillian Brassil, Sacramento Bee, 3 May 2024
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remit
1 of 2 verb
re·mit
ri-ˈmit 
remitted; remitting
1
a
: to release from the guilt or penalty of : pardon
remit sins
b
: to keep from demanding or calling for
remit a penalty
2
: to give over for consideration, judgment, decision, or action
remit the proposal to a special committee
3
: to send money especially in payment
4
: to lessen in intensity or severity often temporarily : moderate
the fever had remitted
remit
2 of 2 noun1
: an act of remitting
2
: something remitted to another person or authority
Medical Definition
Legal Definition
remit
verb
re·mit
ri-ˈmit
remitted; remitting
1
a
: to release from the guilt or penalty of
b
: to refrain from exacting
remit a tax
c
: to cancel or refrain from inflicting
remit the fine
2
: to submit or refer for consideration, judgment, decision, or action
specifically
: remand
3
: to restore or consign to a former status or condition
4
: to send (money) to a person or place especially in payment of a demand, account, or draft
: to send money (as in payment)
remitment
noun
remittable
adjective
Etymology
Verb
Latin remittere to let go back, send back, give up, forgive, from re- back + mittere to let go, send
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