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- [ri-mit-ns]
- /rɪˈmɪt ns/
- /rɪˈmɪt.əns/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [ri-mit-ns]
- /rɪˈmɪt ns/
Definitions of remittance word
- noun remittance the sending of money, checks, etc., to a recipient at a distance. 1
- noun remittance money or its equivalent sent from one place to another. 1
- noun remittance payment 1
- variable noun remittance A remittance is a sum of money that you send to someone. 0
- noun remittance payment for goods or services received or as an allowance, esp when sent by post 0
- noun remittance the act of remitting 0
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Origin of remittance
First appearance:
before 1695 One of the 49% oldest English words
First recorded in 1695-1705; remit + -ance
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Parts of speech for Remittance
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
remittance popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 73% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
remittance usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for remittance
noun remittance
- alimony — Alimony is money that a court of law orders someone to pay regularly to their former wife or husband after they have got divorced. Compare palimony.
- allowance — An allowance is money that is given to someone, usually on a regular basis, in order to help them pay for the things that they need.
- amortization — the process of amortizing a debt
- annuity — An annuity is an investment or insurance policy that pays someone a fixed sum of money each year.
- carrot — Carrots are long, thin, orange-coloured vegetables. They grow under the ground, and have green shoots above the ground.
Antonyms for remittance
noun remittance
- damming — a barrier to obstruct the flow of water, especially one of earth, masonry, etc., built across a stream or river.
- hiring — Present participle of hire.
- keep — to hold or retain in one's possession; hold as one's own: If you like it, keep it. Keep the change.
- loading — anything put in or on something for conveyance or transportation; freight; cargo: The truck carried a load of watermelons.
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