remit
noun
1. 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
Definition categories: thought, issue, matter, subject, topic
2. (law) the act of remitting (especially the referral of a law case to another court)
verb
1. send (money) in payment
- remit $25
Definition categories: possession, pay
2. hold back to a later time
Similar word(s): defer, postpone, prorogue, shelve, table
Definition categories: stative, delay
3. release from (claims, debts, or taxes)
- The taxes were remitted
Definition categories: communication, cancel
4. refer (a matter or legal case) to another committee or authority or court for decision
Similar word(s): remand
Definition categories: communication, challenge
5. forgive
- God will remit their sins
Definition categories: communication, forgive
6. make slack as by lessening tension or firmness
Similar word(s): slacken
Definition categories: change, loose, loosen
7. diminish or abate
- The pain finally remitted
Definition categories: change, decrease, diminish, fall, lessen
Sentences with remit as a verb:
- to remit the performance of an obligation