remit
UK/ri'mit/US
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Definitions
v.
To send money in payment
汇款，汇付
v.
To cancel or refrain from exacting a debt or punishment
免除（债务、刑罚）
n.
The area of activity over which a person or body has authority
职责范围，权限（主要英式用法）
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedre- (back) + mit (send) = "to send back." Send money back to someone → pay (remit a payment). Send a punishment away → cancel it (remit a fine). The British noun "remit" (your area of responsibility) is what falls within what's been sent/assigned to you.
Root miss still carries 88 more wordsCommon Collocations
- 1.remit payment汇付款项
- 2.remit a fine免除罚款
- 3.remit funds汇转资金
- 4.[remit a sentence]减免刑罚
Example Sentences
- 1.
Workers abroad remit money to their families each month.
- 2.
Part of the fine was remitted on appeal.
- 3.
Hiring decisions fall outside my remit.