v.
  
/
rɪˈmɪt/
 
(remits, remitting, remitted)
    - refrain from exacting or inflicting (a debt or punishment). 
▸Theology  pardon (a sin).
 - send (money) in payment, especially by post.
 - refer (a matter for decision) to an authority. 
▸Law  send back (a case) to a lower court.
 ▸Law  send (someone) from one tribunal to another for a trial or hearing.
 - archaic diminish.
 
n.
  
/
ˈriːmɪt, 
rɪˈmɪt/
  
- chiefly Brit. the task or area of activity officially assigned to an individual or organization.
 - an item referred for consideration.
 
 
  Derivative
  
    - remittable adj.
  - remittal n.
  - remitter n.
 
   
  Etymology
  ME: from L. remiss-, remittere ‘send back, restore’.