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[rɪˈmɪt], (Verb)
Definitions:
- cancel or refrain from exacting or inflicting (a debt or punishment)
(e.g: the excess of the sentence over 12 months was remitted)
- send (money) in payment or as a gift
(e.g: the income they remitted to their families)
- refer (a matter for decision) to an authority
(e.g: the request for an investigation was remitted to a special committee)
- diminish
(e.g: phobias may remit spontaneously without any treatment)
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Origin
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late Middle English: from Latin remittere ‘send back, restore’, from re- ‘back’ + mittere ‘send’. The noun dates from the early 20th century
[rɪˈmɪt], (Noun)
Definitions:
- the task or area of activity officially assigned to an individual or organization
(e.g: the committee was becoming caught up in issues that did not fall within its remit)
- an item referred to someone for consideration
(e.g: a remit on the question failed)
Phrases:
Origin
:
late Middle English: from Latin remittere ‘send back, restore’, from re- ‘back’ + mittere ‘send’. The noun dates from the early 20th century
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