remittal

remittal
noun
1. an abatement in intensity or degree (as in the manifestations of a disease)
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his cancer is in remission

Syn: ↑remission, ↑subsidence
Derivationally related forms: ↑subside (for: ↑subsidence), ↑remit, ↑remit (for: ↑remission)
Hypernyms: ↑suspension, ↑respite, ↑reprieve, ↑hiatus, ↑abatement
Hyponyms: ↑resolution
2. a payment of money sent to a person in another place
Syn: ↑remittance, ↑remission, ↑remitment
Derivationally related forms: ↑remit (for: ↑remitment), ↑remit, ↑remit (for: ↑remittance)
Hypernyms: ↑payment
3. the act of absolving or remitting; formal redemption as pronounced by a priest in the sacrament of penance
Derivationally related forms: ↑absolve (for: ↑absolution)
Hypernyms: ↑redemption, ↑salvation
Hyponyms: ↑indulgence
Part Holonyms: ↑penance

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • Remittal — Re*mit tal ( tal), n. A remitting; a giving up; surrender; as, the remittal of the first fruits. Swift. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • remittal — index recovery (award) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • remittal — [ri mit′ l] n. REMISSION …   English World dictionary

  • remittal — noun Date: 1596 remission …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • remittal — /ri mit l/, n. a remission. [1590 1600; REMIT + AL2] * * * …   Universalium

  • remittal — noun Anything remitted; remittance …   Wiktionary

  • remittal — re mit·tal || rɪ mɪtl n. abatement, act of slackening; release from an obligation; forgiveness, absolution …   English contemporary dictionary

  • remittal — n. 1. Surrender, giving up. 2. Remission, remittance …   New dictionary of synonyms

  • remittal — re·mit·tal …   English syllables

  • remittal — re•mit•tal [[t]rɪˈmɪt l[/t]] n. a remission • Etymology: 1590–1600 …   From formal English to slang

  • remittal — /rəˈmɪtl/ (say ruh mitl) noun → remission (defs 3 and 4) …  

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