remit (redirected from remittable)

re·mit  (r-mt)

v. re·mit·ted, re·mit·ting, re·mits

v.tr.

1. To transmit (money) in payment.

2.

a. To refrain from exacting (a tax or penalty, for example); cancel.

b. To pardon; forgive: remitted their sins.

3. To restore to a former condition or position.

4. Law

a. To refer (a case) to another court for further consideration or action.

b. To refer (a matter) to a committee or authority for decision.

5. To allow to slacken: The storm remitted its fury.

6. To desist from; give up.

7. To put off; postpone.

v.intr.

1. To transmit money.

2. To diminish; abate.

n. (r-mt, rmt)

1. The act of remitting, especially the referral of a case to another court.

2. A matter remitted for further consideration.

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[Middle English remitten, to send back, from Latin remittere : re-, re- + mittere, to send.]

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re·mitment n.

re·mitta·ble adj.

re·mitter n.

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remit

Verb

[rim-mitt, ree-mitt] [-mitting, -mitted]

1. to send (money) for goods or services

2. to cancel (a punishment or debt)

3. Law to send back (a case) to a lower court for further consideration

4. to slacken or ease off

5. Archaic to forgive (crime or sins)

Noun

area of authority: within the review body's remit [Latin re- back + mittere to send]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	remit - the topic that a person, committee, or piece of research is expected to deal with or has authority to deal with; "they set up a group with a remit to suggest ways for strengthening family life" matter, topic, issue, subject - some situation or event that is thought about; "he kept drifting off the topic"; "he had been thinking about the subject for several years"; "it is a matter for the police" Britain, Great Britain, U.K., UK, United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom
	2.	remit - (law) the act of remitting (especially the referral of a law case to another court) remitment, remission referral - the act of referring (as forwarding an applicant for employment or referring a matter to an appropriate agency) law, jurisprudence - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order"
Verb	1.	remit - send (money) in payment; "remit $25" pay - give money, usually in exchange for goods or services; "I paid four dollars for this sandwich"; "Pay the waitress, please"
	2.	remit - hold back to a later time; "let's postpone the exam" postpone, prorogue, put off, defer, set back, shelve, table, put over, hold over delay - act later than planned, scheduled, or required; "Don't delay your application to graduate school or else it won't be considered" call - stop or postpone because of adverse conditions, such as bad weather; "call a football game" hold - stop dealing with; "hold all calls to the President's office while he is in a meeting" suspend - render temporarily ineffective; "the prison sentence was suspended" probate - put a convicted person on probation by suspending his sentence reprieve, respite - postpone the punishment of a convicted criminal, such as an execution
	3.	remit - release from (claims, debts, or taxes); "The taxes were remitted" strike down, cancel - declare null and void; make ineffective; "Cancel the election results"; "strike down a law"
	4.	remit - refer (a matter or legal case) to another committee or authority or court for decision remand, send back challenge - issue a challenge to; "Fischer challenged Spassky to a match"
	5.	remit - forgive; "God will remit their sins" forgive - stop blaming or grant forgiveness; "I forgave him his infidelity"; "She cannot forgive him for forgetting her birthday"
	6.	remit - make slack as by lessening tension or firmness slacken loosen, loose - make loose or looser; "loosen the tension on a rope" dowse, douse - slacken; "douse a rope"
	7.	remit - diminish or abate; "The pain finally remitted" decrease, diminish, lessen, fall - decrease in size, extent, or range; "The amount of homework decreased towards the end of the semester"; "The cabin pressure fell dramatically"; "her weight fell to under a hundred pounds"; "his voice fell to a whisper"

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remit

noun 1. instructions, brief, guidelines, authorization, terms of reference, orders

verb 2. send, post, forward, mail, transmit, dispatch

verb 3. cancel, stop, halt, repeal, rescind, desist, forbear

verb 4. lessen, diminish, abate, ease up, reduce, relax, moderate, weaken, decrease, soften, dwindle, alleviate, wane, fall away, mitigate, slacken

Translations

remit [rɪˈmɪt] vt (= send) [+ money] → remitir, enviar

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remit [rɪˈmɪt] vt (= send) [+ money] → envoyer

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remit [rɪˈmɪt] vt (money) → überweisen

n (of official etc) → Aufgabenbereich m

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remit [rɪˈmɪt] vt → rimettere