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remit

/ɹɪˈmɪt/

noun

Meaning

  • Terms of reference; set of responsibilities; scope.

  • A communication from a superior court to a subordinate court.

Synonyms

brief,
responsibility

verb

Meaning

  • To transmit or send (e.g. money in payment); to supply.

  • To forgive, pardon (a wrong, offence, etc.).

  • To refrain from exacting or enforcing.

    "to remit the performance of an obligation"

  • To give up; omit; cease doing.

  • To allow (something) to slacken, to relax (one's attention etc.).

  • To show a lessening or abatement (of a specified quality).

  • To diminish, abate.

  • To refer (something or someone) for deliberation, judgment, etc. (to a particular body or person).

  • To send back.

  • To give or deliver up; surrender; resign.

  • To restore or replace.

  • To postpone.

  • To refer (someone to something), direct someone's attention to something.