remit meaning
remit :
to send payment, to cancel a debt
verb
▪ Please remit the payment by Friday.
▪ Please send the payment by Friday.
▪ They remitted the invoice yesterday.
▪ They sent the invoice yesterday.
paraphrasing
▪ send – to remit
▪ cancel – to remit
▪ transfer – to remit
▪ forward – to remit
remit :
a payment sent, a task or responsibility
noun
▪ I received a remit for last month's services.
▪ I got a payment for last month's services.
▪ His remit includes managing the sales team.
▪ His responsibility includes managing the sales team.
paraphrasing
▪ payment – remit
▪ responsibility – remit
▪ assignment – remit
▪ duty – remit
Pronunciation
remit [rɪˈmɪt]
The stress is on the second syllable 'mit' and sounds like 'ri-mit'.
Common phrases and grammar about remit
remit - Common meaning
verb
to send payment, to cancel a debt
noun
a payment sent, a task or responsibility
Part of Speech Changes for "remit"
▪ remission (noun) – the cancellation of a debt or punishment
▪ remittance (noun) – money sent as payment
▪ remittable (adjective) – able to be sent as payment
▪ remitter (noun) – a person who sends money
Common Expressions with "remit"
▪ remit payment – send money as payment
▪ remit a debt – cancel a debt
▪ remit funds – transfer money
▪ remit responsibilities – cancel tasks or duties
Important examples of remit in TOEIC
Vocabulary examples from the TOEIC test
In TOEIC vocabulary questions, remit often refers to sending money as payment or canceling a debt.
Example of a confusing word: emit (to release)
Grammar examples from the TOEIC test
Remit as a verb means to send money, and as a noun, it refers to the payment itself.
remit
Idioms and fixed expressions in TOEIC
remit a payment
means 'send money', used when paying for goods or services.
remit a task
means 'cancel or remove a responsibility'.
Differences between similar words and remit
remit
,
send
differences
Remit means to send money as payment, while send is a more general term for transferring anything.
remit
,
transfer
differences
Remit specifically refers to sending money, while transfer can refer to moving anything from one place to another.
Words with the same origin as remit
The origin of remit
The word 'remit' comes from the Latin 'remittere,' which means 'to send back.'
Word structure
It has the prefix 're' (back), root 'mit' (send), and means 'to send back or send payment.'
Words with the same origin
The root of remit is 'mit' (send). Words with the same root include 'mitigate' (to make less severe), 'mission' (a task to send), 'transmit' (to send across), 'emit' (to send out).
