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remittance

American  
[ri-mit-ns] / rɪˈmɪt ns /

noun

  1. the sending of money, checks, etc., to a recipient at a distance.

  2. money or its equivalent sent from one place to another.


remittance British  
/ rɪˈmɪtəns /

noun

  1. payment for goods or services received or as an allowance, esp when sent by post

  2. the act of remitting

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Other Word Forms

  • preremittance noun

Etymology

Origin of remittance

First recorded in 1695–1705; remit + -ance

Example Sentences

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On one hand, PayPal’s assets, which also include Venmo, Braintree and remittance products, “are deeply synergistic,” wrote Bernstein analyst Harshita Rawat.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 4, 2026

It can directly lead to less consumer demand and labor supply within the U.S., but also indirectly affect the amount of remittance money that foreign workers send home to their families abroad.

From Barron's • Jan. 27, 2026

Big banks, which have been exploring ways to issue a stablecoin, have also intensified their competition with traditional remittance service providers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 28, 2025

For India - the world's top remittance recipient - the implications are serious, say experts.

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2025

That the panic inside Wall Street firms had begun before June 25 suggested to Michael Burry mainly that the Wall Street firms might be working with inside information about the remittance data.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis