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ENGLISH: remit - CREOLE: remèt

Overview of noun remit

The noun remit has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts)

1. remission, remitment, remit -- ((law) the act of remitting (especially the referral of a law case to another court))

Overview of verb remit

The verb remit has 7 senses (first 1 from tagged texts)

1. (1) remit -- (send (money) in payment; "remit $25")

2. postpone, prorogue, hold over, put over, table, shelve, set back, defer, remit, put off -- (hold back to a later time; "let's postpone the exam")

3. remit -- (release from (claims, debts, or taxes); "The taxes were remitted")

4. remit, remand, send back -- (refer (a matter or legal case) to another committee or authority or court for decision)

5. remit -- (forgive; "God will remit their sins")

6. slacken, remit -- (make slack as by lessening tension or firmness)

7. remit -- (diminish or abate; "The pain finally remitted")