Associations to the word «Remit»

Wiktionary

REMIT, verb. To forgive, pardon.
REMIT, verb. To refrain from exacting or enforcing.
REMIT, verb. (transitive) (obsolete) (rare) To give up; omit; cease doing.
REMIT, verb. To allow (something) to slacken, to relax (one's attention etc.).
REMIT, verb. (obsolete) To show a lessening or abatement (of) a specified quality.
REMIT, verb. (obsolete) To diminish, abate.
REMIT, verb. To refer (something) for deliberation, judgment, etc. (to a particular body or person).
REMIT, verb. (obsolete) To send back.
REMIT, verb. (archaic) To give or deliver up; surrender; resign.
REMIT, verb. To restore or replace.
REMIT, verb. To postpone.
REMIT, verb. To transmit or send, as money in payment.
REMIT, noun. (chiefly British) terms of reference; set of responsibilities; scope.

Dictionary definition

REMIT, noun. 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".
REMIT, noun. (law) the act of remitting (especially the referral of a law case to another court).
REMIT, verb. Send (money) in payment; "remit $25".
REMIT, verb. Hold back to a later time; "let's postpone the exam".
REMIT, verb. Release from (claims, debts, or taxes); "The taxes were remitted".
REMIT, verb. Refer (a matter or legal case) to another committee or authority or court for decision.
REMIT, verb. Forgive; "God will remit their sins".
REMIT, verb. Make slack as by lessening tension or firmness.
REMIT, verb. Diminish or abate; "The pain finally remitted".

Wise words

A wise man hears one word and understands two.
Yiddish Proverb