remittance
UK/ri'mitəns/US/ri'mitns/
IELTSGREB2
Definitions
n.
Money sent, especially to someone in another country
汇款，汇款额
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedremitagain, back
+
-ancesend, let go
=remittance
remit + -ance (act/result) = "money that has been remitted." Most often the money migrant workers send home.
Common Collocations
- 1.send a remittance汇款
- 2.overseas remittance境外汇款
- 3.remittance fee汇款手续费
Example Sentences
- 1.
Remittances from abroad support millions of families.