remit
VERBNOUN
/rɪ'mɪt/
5 LETTERS · 2 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH R
remit is a valid 5-letter word worth 7 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
R1E1M3I1T1
1 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 =7 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 14TRIPLE WORD → 21
MEANING
What does remit mean?
VERB · 7 SENSES
1
Make slack as by lessening tension or firmness.
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2
Refer (a matter or legal case) to another committee or authority or court for decision.
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3
Hold back to a later time.
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4
Diminish or abate.
“The pain finally remitted”
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5
Forgive.
“God will remit their sins”
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6
Release from (claims, debts, or taxes).
“The taxes were remitted”
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7
Send (money) in payment.
“remit $25”
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NOUN · 2 SENSES
1
(law) the act of remitting (especially the referral of a law case to another court).
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2
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”
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