Remittance — can also refer to the accounting concept of a monetary payment transferred by a customer to a business. See remittance advice A remittance is a transfer of money by a foreign worker to his or her home country. See remittance man below for the… … Wikipedia
remittance — re‧mit‧tance [rɪˈmɪtns] noun formal ACCOUNTING FINANCE 1. [countable] an amount of money sent somewhere to pay for something: • Lower oil prices and improved remittances from overseas workers have eased pressure on foreign reserves … Financial and business terms
remittance — re·mit·tance /ri mit əns/ n 1 a: a sum of money remitted b: an instrument by which money is remitted 2: transmittal of money (as to a distant place) Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 … Law dictionary
Remittance — Re*mit tance (r? m?t tans), n. 1. The act of transmitting money, bills, or the like, esp. to a distant place, as in satisfaction of a demand, or in discharge of an obligation. [1913 Webster] 2. The sum or thing remitted. Addison. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
remittance — 1705; see REMIT (Cf. remit) + ANCE (Cf. ance) … Etymology dictionary
remittance — ► NOUN 1) a sum of money remitted. 2) the action of remitting money … English terms dictionary
remittance — [ri mit′ ns] n. [< REMIT + ANCE] 1. the sending of money, as by mail 2. the money sent … English World dictionary
remittance — n. 1) to enclose; send a remittance 2) (obsol.) (BE) a remittance man ( one living abroad on money sent from home ) * * * [rɪ mɪt(ə)ns] send a remittance to enclose (obsol.) (BE) a remittance man ( one living abroad on money sent from home ) … Combinatory dictionary
remittance — re|mit|tance [rıˈmıtəns] n 1.) formal an amount of money that you send to pay for something 2.) [U] when you send money on remittance of sth ▪ We will forward the goods on remittance of £10 … Dictionary of contemporary English
remittance — [[t]rɪmɪ̱təns[/t]] remittances N VAR A remittance is a sum of money that you send to someone. [FORMAL] Please enclose your remittance, making cheques payable to Thames Valley Technology. Syn: payment … English dictionary
