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’.