remit

noun (a remit, remits — said REE-mit); verb (remit, remits, remitted, remitting — said ri-MIT) — formal

«remit» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

Everyday

Noun: the area of work or responsibility given to a person or group: That is outside my remit. tree →
Verb (formal): to send money as a payment. tree →
Verb (formal): to cancel a debt or punishment. tree →
Verb (law): to send a case back to another court. tree →

In the lessons

In formal and official language a remit is what a job or committee is allowed to deal with. In business and banks, «please remit payment» means «please pay». In exams the stiff voice may use «remit». Noun of the money sense: remittance (money sent home).

Examples

Fixing the roof is not within the caretaker's remit. tree →
The committee's remit is to improve school lunches. tree →
Please remit payment within 30 days. tree →
Workers abroad remit money to their families. tree →
The judge remitted the rest of the sentence. tree →
That question is outside my remit. tree →

Note

Formal. Verb doubles the t: remitted, remitting. Noun stress on the first syllable, verb on the second.

On Mova

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