remit

Noun
  1. The topic that a person, committee, or piece of research is expected to deal with or has authority to deal with (synset 105824016)
    "they set up a group with a remit to suggest ways for strengthening family life"
    is a type of: issue, matter, subject, topic - some situation or event that is thought about
  2. (law) the act of remitting (especially the referral of a law case to another court) (synset 100122926)
    referred to in: jurisprudence, law - the collection of rules imposed by authority
    is a type of: referral - the act of referring (as forwarding an applicant for employment or referring a matter to an appropriate agency)
    same as: remission, remitment
Verb
  1. Send (money) in payment (synset 202259889)
    "remit $25"
    entail: transfer - cause to change ownership
    is a type of: pay - give money, usually in exchange for goods or services
  2. Hold back to a later time (synset 202648898)
    "let's postpone the exam"
    entail:
    is a type of: delay - act later than planned, scheduled, or required
    subtypes:
    • call - stop or postpone because of adverse conditions, such as bad weather
    • hold - stop dealing with
    • suspend - render temporarily ineffective
    • probate - put a convicted person on probation by suspending his sentence
    • reprieve, respite - postpone the punishment of a convicted criminal, such as an execution
    same as: defer, hold over, postpone, prorogue, put off, put over, set back, shelve, table
  3. Release from (claims, debts, or taxes) (synset 201020809)
    "The taxes were remitted"
    is a type of: cancel, strike down - declare null and void; make ineffective
  4. Refer (a matter or legal case) to another committee or authority or court for decision (synset 200952006)
    is a type of: challenge - issue a challenge to
    same as: remand, send back
  5. Forgive (synset 200905900)
    "God will remit their sins"
    is a type of: forgive - stop blaming or grant forgiveness
  6. Make slack as by lessening tension or firmness (synset 200422078)
    causes: slacken - become looser or slack
    is a type of: loose, loosen - make loose or looser
    subtypes: douse, dowse - slacken
    same as: slacken
  7. Diminish or abate (synset 200269200)
    "The pain finally remitted"
    is a type of: decrease, diminish, fall, lessen - decrease in size, extent, or range

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