remittance
Translation
remittance, payment, transfer
Examples
Please send your remittance by check.
Please send your remittance by cheque.
Many families depend on remittances from abroad.
Many families depend on remittances from abroad.
Grammar Patterns
((send a remittance)) to send a payment Please send your remittance by cheque.
((remittance from sb./sth.)) money sent from (sb./sth.) He lives on remittances from his parents.
Similar Words
Synonyms: payment, transfer, money order
Etymology
From the verb 'remit' (to send money) + the suffix '-ance' denoting an action. 'Remit' comes from Latin 'remittere' (to send back).
Memory Tips
Think of it as the 'instance' of 'remitting' (sending) money. It's the money that has been sent.