remit
/rɪˈmɪt/
noun
- The area of responsibility or authority that someone has.
- The committee's remit includes reviewing all new policies.
- Deciding on the budget is outside my remit.
- Her remit as manager covers both sales and customer service.
verb
- To send money, usually as payment for something.
- She remits a portion of her salary to her family every month.
- The customer was asked to remit the full amount for the order.
- Please remit the payment by the end of the month.
- To cancel or not enforce a debt, punishment, or obligation.
- The king remitted the taxes for the poor villagers.
- The judge decided to remit the fine because of the defendant's difficult circumstances.
- The school remitted the late fee for the student.
- To become less severe or intense; to diminish.
- Her fever remitted slightly after taking the medicine.
- The pain in his knee remitted with rest.
- The storm finally began to remit after hours of heavy rain.