"remits" in the noun sense
1. remit
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"
2. remission, remitment, remit
law) the act of remitting (especially the referral of a law case to another court)
"remits" in the verb sense
1. remit
send (money) in payment
"remit $25"
2. postpone, prorogue, hold over, put over, table, shelve, set back, defer, remit, put off
hold back to a later time
"let's postpone the exam"
3. remit
release from (claims, debts, or taxes
"The taxes were remitted"
4. remit, remand, send back
refer (a matter or legal case) to another committee or authority or court for decision
5. remit
forgive
"God will remit their sins"
6. slacken, remit
make slack as by lessening tension or firmness
7. remit
diminish or abate
"The pain finally remitted"
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