Definition and Synonyms for Remit

Definition of Remit

1. The topic that a person, committee, or piece of research is expected to deal with or has authority to deal with Noun
2. (law) the act of remitting (especially the referral of a law case to another court) Noun
3. Send (money) in payment Verb
4. Hold back to a later time Verb
5. Release from (claims, debts, or taxes) Verb
6. Refer (a matter or legal case) to another committee or authority or court for decision Verb
7. Forgive Verb
8. Make slack as by lessening tension or firmness Verb
9. Diminish or abate Verb

remittance
Noun
derivation
1
1. a payment of money sent to a person in another place
britain
Noun
domain region
1
1. a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom
remitment
Noun
derivation
2
1. (law) the act of remitting (especially the referral of a law case to another court)
2. a payment of money sent to a person in another place
remission
Noun
derivation
2
1. an abatement in intensity or degree (as in the manifestations of a disease)
2. (law) the act of remitting (especially the referral of a law case to another court)
remittal
Noun
derivation
2
1. an abatement in intensity or degree (as in the manifestations of a disease)
2. a payment of money sent to a person in another place
remittent
Adjective Satellite
derivation
1
1. (of a disease) characterized by periods of diminished severity

Words Rhyme with remit

Etymology for remit