remit

/ɹˈiːmɪt/

/ɹiˈmɪt/

to remit

MAIN VERB

send (money) in payment

make slack as by lessening tension or firmness

synonyms : slacken

diminish or abate

release from (claims, debts, or taxes)

refer (a matter or legal case) to another committee or authority or court for decision

synonyms : remand

forgive

hold back to a later time

synonyms : defer

Remit

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

synonyms : remission

the topic that a person, committee, or piece of research is expected to deal with or has authority to deal with

Examples

1. A great part of the carbon is remitted.

2. "The producers shall remit payment to Dr. Murray in the amount of $150,000 per month."

3. The sentence was remitted subsequently.

4. Has the special counsel exceeded his remit?